The much-awaited return of steam to North Dakota was met with a phenomenal show from the whole CPKC crew. After a lengthy delay at Portal, ND for diesel maintenance, the CP Empress steam l... (more)

Golden Hour Empress The much-awaited return of steam to North Dakota was met with a phenomenal show from the whole CPKC crew. At golden hour, the CP Empress steam locomotive... (more)

Oilfired 4-6-4 steamlocomotive class "H1b" # 2816 "Empress" of the Canadian Pacific Railway, built in 1930 by the Montreal Locomotive Works, with an employee special in Revelst... (more)

CN train 305 is piecing together its train as CN 569 slows to a stop on the mainline at the switch at Gort. 305 has six big on the head end today, but the last four are dead. Another ES44AC mid tr... (more)

This engine is now restored and operated by Canadian Pacific as " The Empress ". The good-looking Hudson type rides the turntable after having arrived earlier with a suburban train from Rigaud, Qu... (more)

A rainy Monday morning finds famous H1b Hudson 2816 stopped at Montreal West with a long suburban train from Rigaud.

CPR's premier steam excursion locomotive, "The Empress," is highballing eastbound to Winona, Minn., doubleheading with Milwaukee Road 261. The pretty ladies pulled 15 CP and MILW passenger cars fr... (more)

The second of two mainline steam moves through this plant in the last 30 minutes, in the form of CP 2816. How long has it been since this happened?

The side of 2816

The Empress and the Mounty!

CPR 2816 nearing Banff at Compound Rd crossing.

CP hudson 2816 with her matching passsenger train steams around Morant's Curve in the morning

2816 on an excursion from Windsor station to the Canadian Railway Museum at Delson

Rail excursion to delson