The Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour made its way from Bensenville to Davenport on a wet May 9th. The poor weather did not slow down the amount of foam that chased the train across the D&I. I to... (more)

The Final Spike Anniversary train rolls over Prairie Island, past the distinctive Soo Line signals at Blackbird East.

Canadian Pacific 2816 (The Empress) leading the Final Spike Steam Tour through Monroe Center, Illinois

Gravel roads turned to mud as moderate rains soaked the area on May 2, 2024... but that didn't stop us from using them during the Final Spike Steam Tour. Here 2816 and company round a curve eas... (more)

Moderate rain soaks the area as Canadian Pacific 2816 races from Glenwood to Minneapolis on its "Final Spike Steam Tour". The 1930-built Empress put on a spectacular display of steam ... (more)

Canadian Pacific 2816 races east on her tri-national tour celebrating the CPKC merger, traversing Canada, USA, and Mexico (and return). Here, the train is about an hour east of Glenwood, having... (more)

The Empress leads train 80B across the Mississippi River at Camden, MN en route to it's display at St Paul, MN.

Pouring it on at Bloomburg. Charging through the little town of Bloomburg, Texas, we catch CPKC's big Hudson #2816 "Empress" pouring out a little smoke for my camera as she takes ... (more)

Passing freight at Vandervoort. Holding for servicing in the little yard at Vandervoort, Arkansas, near Milepost 401.6, the CPKC's "Final Spike Steam Tour" train is about to be pa... (more)

"In The Clouds" In the photograph taken from a drone at an altitude of 300 feet, the steam train emerges as a captivating centerpiece against a dramatic, rain-drenched backdrop. The tra... (more)

Steam and Plants Are some of my favorite things. Taking full advantage of this location I catch the passing "Final Spike Tour" of CP 2816 passing Wilson Nurseries as it makes its way we... (more)

New Lebanon Steam In this captivating aerial vista, the convergence of history and locomotion unfolds. Amidst sprawling plains, an aged grain elevator, once a pivotal hub along the Milwaukee Road... (more)

On the last day of the Final Spike Tour, CP 2816 approaches 84 St E in Calgary as it passes through the former hamlet of Shepard.

CP 2816 leads the Final Spike tour train North near LaCrescent.

CP 2816 approaches SK Highway 617 as it heads from Brandon, MB to Moose Jaw, SK on the third last day of the Final Spike Tour.