Steaming up out of Lake Louise westbound on the original mainline, now the south track used by eastbounds, 2816 puts out a cloud of steam taking a run at the 1.8% east slope of Kicking Horse Pass

The Empress is working hard coming out of Lake Louise to the Kicking Horse summit at Divide. Even the weather couldn't diminish the beautiful sight and sound of a steam locomotive climbing a grad... (more)

R761 hauls T356 (dead attached or off-line) and a set of wooden 'E' type cars up the 1 in 50 grades of 'The Haunted Hills' near Moe, on Steamrail's annual 'Snow Train' to Traralgon.

Pre-dawn view of CPR 2816 storming out of Lake Loiuse. Excursion passengers had overnighted there with train departing long before the sun came over the mountains.

C&O #490: One of my all time favorite engines - built by ALCO in 1926 as a Pacific, the C&O rebuilt this engine as a streamlined Hudson in 1946 for "Chessie" service, the C&O’s hope for... (more)

After 20 months out of service undergoing an overhaul CP Empress 4-6-4 2816 makes a shakedown run from Calgary east to Bassano on Sunday June 6th

"C&O for Progess"
How's this for progress? Built by ALCO in 1926 as a Pacific, the C&O rebuilt this engine as a streamlined Hudson in 1946 for "Chessie" service, the C&O’s hope for ... (more)

CP 2816 heads for Kenora. This was the first trip to the eastern part of Canada since this unit was restored in 2001.

Two years ago on June 12th, floods hit Iowa hard. Here, 10 days after the crest of the Mississippi, Burling... (more)

The big tank takes a break in the afternoon sun after arriving with a Plandampf special from Gerolstein. Some crew members take a breather while others attend to a minor problem in the engine's un... (more)

R707 rolls across the Moorabool Viaduct with a Mothers' Day Special to Ballarat. At some point early on in this bridge's life, extra steel supports were inserted in between the stone ones to allow... (more)

2816 steams through Banff, creating quite a show for whoever's watching! Of interest are the two snowplows on the left side of the frame, under the summit of Mount Inglismaldie

2816 steams through Morant's Curve on a fine autumn day.

The evening before its last double-header with Milwaukee Road 261, CP 2816 basks in the glow of the setting sun.

Mainline steam double-header features CP Royal Hudson 2816 with Milwaukee Road 261 heading north along CP's River Sub through Wabasha, Mn. The clean stacks indicate that the engines are having an... (more)