Once upon a time in North Dakota . . . J52 pulls up to the control point at Drake and pauses to have a conversation with another local working the yard about how to make their moves.
2816 hustles east on its trip to Glenwood through the North Dakota prairie. Although not the CP main in Canada, this locomotive pretty much looks right at home here along the ex SOO main.
After a service stop, 2816 departs Harvey, putting on quite a show.
Canadian Pacific's 4-6-4 Hudson "The Empress" cruises through Midale, SK passing the classic Midale Elevator in charge of the "Final Spike Tour"
Canadian Pacific's 4-6-4 Hudson "The Empress" cruises through the Canadian countryside running 50 + mph passing the classic Milestone Grain Elevator in charge of the "Final Spike To... (more)
Again....getting more than two units on the head end of a mainline CPKC train is a bit of a coup.
Canadian Pacific 2816 leading the Final Spike Steam Tour through Byron
2816 pulls into the United States at Portal, ND as they pass the abandoned turntable.
Once sitting nearby rotting in the weeds, #1400 is on display with #29 in Ogden, having been relocation from the Pavilion downtown.
This was a 396 into Moose Jaw then seemed to linger outside town one morning as I caught it in motion after meeting some westbound traffic near Belle Plain. In a week's time, this was the only &q... (more)
The local from Max to Drake, ND pulls high to a cut of their 111 car train, consisting of mostly frac sand empties, into the yard at Drake. They needed the light twice to get the entire train put... (more)
The "Empress" crosses the Mighty Mississippi in Sabula, bound for Nahant Yard in Davenport.
CP 2816 is nearing its destination of Portage as it crosses the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin Dells, WI.
Putting on one heck of a show out of Bensenville Yard, CP 2816 prepares to obliterate Tower B17 on its way to Nahant Yard in Davenport, IA.
CP 2816 "Empress" rolls through the edge of BNSF Northtown Yard in Minneapolis, MN.