Canadian Pacific 2816: The Final Spike Tour Day One 5/5/24

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2 ай бұрын

It's finally here!
Today we embarked on a journey to the Western Side of Wisconsin to chase the first portion of the CPKC Final Spike tour to Chicago after their stay in the Twin Cities, featuring the recently overhauled CP H1b Hudson #2816 aka the Empress embarking an trans-national excursion from Calgary, AB to Mexico City, Mexico to celebrate the one year anniversary of the CPKC Merger and the railroad celebrated by having the 2816 partake on this tour. The 2816 holds some sentimental value to me as she was the first ever Steam Engine I ever saw in person back in 2007 when I was a kid.
In this video you'll see the 2816 steam her way along the CPKC's Tomah Subdivision on her way to Portage, Wisconsin to tie up for the night before leaving for Chicago the following day as well as seeing a yard job in La Crosse before the Empress showed up. It was truly an amazing sight to see the Empress in steam after all these years and a good kick off to this year's Steam Season. Enjoy!
CPKC 40B's Power:
CP 4-6-4 #2816 The Empress
CP FP9A #1401 ex-CN 6541
CP FP9A #4107 ex-CN 6526
Make sure to check back for future videos!
Taken on 5-5-24

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@Trainboy9159 Ай бұрын

Loved the shot of her over the bridge! Nice stuff, Abby !

@markgoggin1015 Ай бұрын

The crossing at the Dells was really nice.

@grahamlivingstone1068 Ай бұрын

I've been watching a ton of the Final Spike Tour videos that have so far been posted here on YT, so thanks to all these dedicated rail fans for documenting! Absolutely love the maintenance stop stuff here on this footage. That is one handsome/pretty locomotive. Love the big driver wheels, i think they are 75"?! UP 844, my favourite steamer, has I believe even bigger, like 80". The big drivers are designed for fast locomotives, but through both Canada and USA she seems to have not gone more than 60mph....do the railways impose speed limits? There is no question the CPKC 2816 can do 90mph. They should just let her fly....especially when highballing through Sask, there isn't a curve for 300 miles!

@nathancorcoran5347 Ай бұрын

I’m glad that I was able to see Canadian Pacific 2816 at the CPKS’s headquarters both when it was in operation and displayed under steam at one spot.

@8HumblePie Ай бұрын

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Steam locomotion. Sweet emotion. (If the good lord intended man to fly... we wouldn't have no trains to ride)

@Mr.RailYard-LJLRailYard Ай бұрын

Great video, Very much happy to see my favorite steam locomotive run again. Keep up the hard work with your videos.

@adamchristman9761 Ай бұрын

Major heads up for sure!

@evanwaters1074 Ай бұрын

i wish you got video of the military police rolling up on me and 10 others at sparta

@shmoop2481 Ай бұрын

That "Digital Sounding" whistle has to go. And so does the person in the Theater car who feels the need to blow the horn on that thing all of the time.