CPKC announces schedule for 2816's 'Final Spike ... - Trains
WEBJan 31, 2024 · CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Kansas City will launch the “Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour,” featuring 4-6-4 No. 2816 on a Canada-to-Mexico trip to celebrate last year’s Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger, on April 24 at its headquarters in Calgary. A total of 11 stops are planned for the tour, concluding June 4 …
Canadian Pacific 2816 - Wikipedia
WEBCanadian Pacific 2816, also known as the "Empress", is a preserved class "H-1b" 4-6-4 Hudson-type steam locomotive built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in December 1930 for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). It is the only non-streamlined H1 Hudson to have survived into preservation.
Final Spike 2816 Steam Train - cpkcr.com
WEBIn Mexico City, the 2816 will be spotted for public display. For the Steam Tour Travel Schedule in the U.S. and Canada please click here. Steam Train FAQs. Final Spike Steam Tour Route. 1. April 24 - Calgary, Alta. 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. MT. CPKC Head Office. 7550 Ogden Dale Road. 2. April 28 - Moose Jaw, Sask. 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT.
CPKC releases travel schedule for tour by No. 2816 - Trains
WEBApr 17, 2024 · Get Updates. CPKC. CALGARY — CPKC has filled in many of the blanks on the upcoming Last Spike Steam Tour, releasing a schedule with travel days and intermediate stops for the Canadian and U.S. portions of the three-nation tour of 4-6-4 No. 2816, shown above. Locations and times for the “Event” days on the schedule were …
Canadian Pacific 2816 The Empress steam locomotive profile
WEBFeb 7, 2022 · The 2816 was a rusted derelict hulk. One of a half-dozen CP steam locomotives acquired in 1963 by Nelson Blount’s Steamtown Foundation, 2816 had languished unprotected and unrestored in outdoor storage in New England and Pennsylvania for some 35 years. Critical components were damaged or missing.
Final Spike Steam Tour features ‘The Empress' No. 2816
WEBRailfan Sky Krause of Indianapolis, Ind., posed his 1966 Plymouth Fury at Deer Creek, Iowa, during the CPKC Final Spike Steam Tour. A 4-6-4 No. 2816, known as The Empress, - a preserved class H-1b ...
CPKC Announces 2024 Steam Tour Schedule Dates
WEBJan 31, 2024 · The Empress 2816, a 4-6-4 Hudson-type steam locomotive built in 1930, will make 11 stops between Calgary and Mexico City: Calgary, Alta. | April 24. Moose Jaw, Sask. | April 28. Minot, N.D. | April 30. St. Paul, Minn. | May 3. Franklin Park, Ill. | May 8. Davenport, Iowa | May 10. Kansas City, Mo. | May 18. Shreveport, La.| May 24.
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