Beautiful 4-6-4 "Hudson" H1b # 2816 "Empress" of Canadian Pacific Railway is entering Revelstoke with a steam charter. Behind the second tender is diesel GP38AC # 3016.
In 2008, as part of the celebrations to mark the 150th Anniversary of the founding of British Columbia, CPR sponsored the "CP Spirit of 150 Rail Tour" train which visited communities acr... (more)
Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 No. 2816 leads the International Heavy Haul Technical Association Special through Morants Curve. It sure would be nice to see 2816 on the road again.
On October 1, 2010, a little boy and his father on the station platform at Banff, Alberta, get a good look at Canadian Pacific’s famed H1b Hudson No. 2816, the “Empress.” The 4-6-4 steam loc... (more)