The Dresser Stationmaster hoops-up the TOs to CP 2816 pulling the Dresser Local as it flies by the Dresser Depot on the return trip to Minneapolis.

The Dresser Local has just arrived at the Soo Line depot in Dresser, WI. The train will turn on the wye and head back to Minneapolis one hour later.

CP steam special navigates through the wetlands nearing Portage. This historic strip of land was the transportation gateway to the interior west for early explorers from Europe, as it divided the... (more)

On the way back home after a weekend of successful excursions in the Chicagoland area, CP 2816 highballs Columbus.

CP 2816 lays over at La Crosse while enroute to the Twin Cities.

A Canadian locomotive gets Midwest Fuel. CP 2816 lays over at La Crosse while enroute to the Twin Cities.

Under a watchful eye, the 2816 shoves her train into the yard.

Being my home territory, it was awesome to see the 2816 stomp onto the old MILW First Sub.

CP 2816 flys through Mars on it's way west to Franklin Park.

CP 2816 says goodbye to Chicagoland after three days of touring ex-Milw and ex-CNW territory.....

On its final day of touring the line between A-5 and Franklin Park....CP 2816 makes good speed through Elmwood Park....

CP 2816 pulls up to Bensenville, where it will take on water in preparation for its trip back to Minneapolis.

CP Police have drawn a line in the sand for the railfan paparazzi (including yours truly) trying to get an angle on the 2816 as she is watered outside Bensenville Yard. Kudos to the fine job they... (more)

CP steamer emerges from the depths of the Bensenville yard to get a drink of water at a fireplug alongside a still active tower in 2007. How iconclastic.