2816 rolls toward Minot

CP 2816 "Empress" passes through Newport, MN.

CP 2816 "Empress" passes Dayton's Bluff after being on public display at Union Depot in St. Paul, MN.

CP 2816 leads the Final Spike tour train East through Minneiska.

Canadian Pacific's 4-6-4 Hudson "The Empress" accelerates through downtown Sawyer after meeting a westbound freight just west of town.

Canadian Pacific's 4-6-4 Hudson "The Empress" accelerates out of Minot for the 320 mile run to Glenwood, MN. The clear air and cold temps are just what the doctor ordered for a nice run... (more)

Canadian Pacific's 4-6-4 Hudson "The Empress" approaches Minot, ND in beautiful afternoon glint light where it will be on display the following day.

Many people in the Savanna area wait patiently for the Holiday train to pull in for a 2:15 show. Was good to see the train come back to the Midwest this year. The train will head to Davenport and ... (more)

The much-awaited return of steam to North Dakota was met with a phenomenal show from the whole CPKC crew. After a lengthy delay at Portal, ND for diesel maintenance, the CP Empress steam l... (more)

Canadian Pacific's 4-6-4 Hudson "The Empress" approaches Burlington, ND in golden light passing hay bails en route to Minot with the "Final Spike Tour"

Canadian Pacific's 4-6-4 Hudson "The Empress" cruises across the Des Lacs river at Kenmare, ND en route to the event in Minot on the following afternoon.

Canadian Pacific's 4-6-4 Hudson "The Empress" has just crossed the border into the United States for the first time in nearly two decades as it passes the abandoned Soo turntable at Port... (more)

The Final Spike Tour continues southward towards the USA passing one of many grain elevator operations that can be found across Canada.

2816 heads over the Crow River trestle on a gloomy morning in Rockford. Of all the trains I've shot on this bridge, a steam locomotive was the last thing I was expecting, at least until the tour w... (more)

CP 2816 rounds the curve at Elbow Lake, now only 40 miles from Glenwood. ILSX 919, the elevator switcher, is off to the right. Not much is known about the unit, but considering the fact SW9s were ... (more)