Clean-running. Running completely clean stack most of the time, CPKC's Canadian Pacific Hudson #2816 "Empress" charges toward the Highway 41 grade crossing south of Horatio, Arkan... (more)

Vibrant Viewpoint | Heading north past a corn field near Asbury, MO, a colorful mismatched set of locomotives and empty grain hoppers approach the next crew change point of Pittsburg, KS on... (more)

The Empress is on the first mile of the Final Spike Tour's adventure thru the Americas after a service stop & customs at the border.

Flying through Gillham, Arkansas. Making track speed of 50 mph and still technically loafing, CPKC's Canadian Pacific Hudson #2816 "Empress" rounds the sweeping curve at Milepost ... (more)

A little sun in Heavener. With just about 90 minutes remaining before her 9AM departure for Shreveport, LA, CPKC's elegant Hudson #2816 "Empress" catches a little sun in the yard ... (more)

Wow. Nice quartet of power on the Lethbridge-Dunmore local, wanted to hang around and see the last unit lead back to Lethbridge....and I gave them some time....but weather & time ran out on me. ... (more)

CP 1608 & VIA 6921 at Exporail.

The Empress is making her way to the US border on the third running day of the Final Spike trip to Mexico.

The Empress is making her way to the US border on the third running day of the Final Spike trip to Mexico.

Midnight Milky Way | A couple of minutes past midnight on the morning of Sunday, June 16, 2024, southbound CPKC manifest train M280 cruises through Page, OK beneath a clear sky. Looking tow... (more)

With greens through town, the 6042 and its rail train highball past the siding in the last minutes of daylight.

This week, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacific - Kansas ... (more)

More sticks of rail head west out of Glenwood into the setting sun. Just a couple hours before, a severe storm came through. Several tornado warnings would be issued further east.

The Empress is still some time away from gaining the fame & notoriety that comes with crossing the border into Mexico. First, crossing the border into the USA is in order, less than a mile from h... (more)

From May 2-11, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pac... (more)