Southbound CPKC "Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour" Business Passenger Train at Liberty, MO
Railfans and the general public along the CPKC Kansas City Sub. Main Track 1 take in CPKC Train 40B-11 led by CP 2816 "The Empress" on a Davenport, IA to Kansas City, MO segment of its "Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour". This bridge was heavily upgraded in preparation for the merger by replacing the original steel girder spans with new pre-cast concrete spans on top of the existing piers. Playing second fiddle trailing today are a pair of FP9A's from the business train fleet; any other day would be the primary focus.
CP 2816, known as "The Empress" is a H-1b Class 4-6-4 "Hudson" locomotive built in December 1930 by the Montreal Locomotive Works. It carries a builder number of 68535. The locomotive was retired in 1960 and languished in the Steamtown collection for several decades before being reacquired in 1998 by Canadian Pacific Railway for excursion service.
It was returned to service in 2001 and operated in Canada and the US until 2010. The engine was returned to service first in 2020 for tests in Canada, and was rebuilt in 2023 for the "Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour" to Mexico City commemorating the one year anniversary of the CP-KCS Merger.
Locomotives: CP 2816, CP 1401, CP 4107
5-11-24
Liberty, MO
Southbound CPKC "Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour" Business Passenger Train at Liberty, MO
Railfans and the general public along the CPKC Kansas City Sub. Main Track 1 take in CPKC Train 40B-11 led by CP 2816 "The Empress" on a Davenport, IA to Kansas City, MO segment of its "Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour". This bridge was heavily upgraded in preparation for the merger by replacing the original steel girder spans with new pre-cast concrete spans on top of the existing piers. Playing second fiddle trailing today are a pair of FP9A's from the business train fleet; any other day would be the primary focus.
CP 2816, known as "The Empress" is a H-1b Class 4-6-4 "Hudson" locomotive built in December 1930 by the Montreal Locomotive Works. It carries a builder number of 68535. The locomotive was retired in 1960 and languished in the Steamtown collection for several decades before being reacquired in 1998 by Canadian Pacific Railway for excursion service.
It was returned to service in 2001 and operated in Canada and the US until 2010. The engine was returned to service first in 2020 for tests in Canada, and was rebuilt in 2023 for the "Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour" to Mexico City commemorating the one year anniversary of the CP-KCS Merger.
Locomotives: CP 2816, CP 1401, CP 4107
5-11-24
Liberty, MO