The air pressure gauges have read 0 PSI for a long time. Perhaps one day, CPR Royal Hudson 2860 will live again and the "boiler empty" placard can be stowed.
The Empress leads train 80B across the Mississippi River at Camden, MN en route to it's display at St Paul, MN.
Pouring it on at Bloomburg. Charging through the little town of Bloomburg, Texas, we catch CPKC's big Hudson #2816 "Empress" pouring out a little smoke for my camera as she takes ... (more)
Passing freight at Vandervoort. Holding for servicing in the little yard at Vandervoort, Arkansas, near Milepost 401.6, the CPKC's "Final Spike Steam Tour" train is about to be pa... (more)
"In The Clouds" In the photograph taken from a drone at an altitude of 300 feet, the steam train emerges as a captivating centerpiece against a dramatic, rain-drenched backdrop. The tra... (more)
Steam and Plants Are some of my favorite things. Taking full advantage of this location I catch the passing "Final Spike Tour" of CP 2816 passing Wilson Nurseries as it makes its way we... (more)
New Lebanon Steam In this captivating aerial vista, the convergence of history and locomotion unfolds. Amidst sprawling plains, an aged grain elevator, once a pivotal hub along the Milwaukee Road... (more)
On the last day of the Final Spike Tour, CP 2816 approaches 84 St E in Calgary as it passes through the former hamlet of Shepard.
CP 2816 leads the Final Spike tour train North near LaCrescent.
CP 2816 approaches SK Highway 617 as it heads from Brandon, MB to Moose Jaw, SK on the third last day of the Final Spike Tour.
During the annual Thirlmere Steam Festival of 2023, the last shuttle between Thirlmere and Picton featured 3 Steam Locomotives, 2 of which double heading. Seen here is R766 double heading with 380... (more)
After a several week tour CP's 2816 heads north back to Canada as it passes the farmlands of Iowa.
CP 2816 leads the Final Spike tour train North through Clinton.
As seen from across the river in Port Byron, CP 2816 leads the Final Spike tour train North through LeClaire.
CP's 2816 makes a run for Davenport as it passes thru Muscatine Iowa.
