The CP business train crosses the flooded Mississippi River at Sabula, IA.

CP 1401 makes its way down the causeway between the Mighty Mississippi and Edick Lake seen from the flooded playground at Sabula, IA.

CP 1401 leads the westbound business across Grange Road just outside the small down of Shannon in northwestern Illinois.

On a gloomy spring morning the CP business train is seen paralleling Rte 72 on the former IC&E main line to Savanna.

CP 1401 leads the CP business train westbound over the former IC&E at 75 miles from downtown Chicago.

CP 1401 on the former IC&E between Kingston and Kirkland.

Shortly after getting on the Elgin Sub, CP 1401 is seen running past en empty yard at Galewood with the Chicago skyline looming 7 miles in the distance.

The CP business train heads west past the searchlights at Duplainville. CP 281 follows close behind.

The CP business train heads west past Rondout Tower, beginning its trip back home to Canada.

Canadian Pacific Railway's business train tiptoes along the flooded backwaters of the Mississippi River as it closes in on the street running at Bellevue, Iowa. Photo Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Cop... (more)

CP 40B rolls south through Morton Grove, IL, deadheading to Bensenville Yard where higher ups would board a couple days later for a brief round trip on CP's Elgin, Chicago, River, Tomah, Watertown... (more)

On a rainy and cold afternoon, the business train continues its northbound trip down the Marquette Sub as the trees are showing some spring color.

Cutting it kind of close! With top executives on board, the Royal Canadian Pacific business train is headed north through the rain, making its way down the flooded Marquette Subdivision. The exces... (more)

The CP business train heads east through the Milwaukee Intermodal Station.

The CP-41B OCS Inspection Train glides across the fields as it approaches Hayford Rd. with some nice cloud cover in the background.