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The Empress: CP 2816 - Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour

The Empress: CP 2816 - Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour in North Dakota and Minnesota - May 2024 3 days of chasing the 2816 in North Dakota and MN. On the 1st day (May 1st) we start just west of Kensal, ND and make our way west along the Carrington and Elbow Lake Subs to Glenwood, MN. On the 2nd day (May 3rd) we shoot the 2816 on the Camden Bridge in Minneapolis along the Paynesville sub, which was our only shot of the day. On the 3rd day of our chase (May 6th) we follow on the River Sub along the Mississippi River. Canadian 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. It is the only non-streamlined H1 Hudson to have survived into preservation. Revenue service No. 2816 was one of ten H-1b-class (the "H" meant the 4-6-4 wheel configuration, the "1" was the design number and the "b" meant it was the second production run) 4-6-4 Hudson-type built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in December 1930. It was first assigned to the line between Winnipeg and Fort William, Ontario. Later, it was transferred to service between Windsor, Ontario, and Quebec City, and finally it ran a commuter train between Montreal and Rigaud, Quebec. The engine was retired from revenue service on May 26, 1960, after more than 2 million miles in active service. Restoration In September 1998, the Canadian Pacific purchased No. 2816 after hearing of its availability from the crews who were running the Royal Hudson No. 2860, who had been looking for parts for 2860 and were offered the entire locomotive. The locomotive was transported from Scranton to Montreal via Binghamton and Albany, NY, before being shipped cross country to the BC Rail steam shops in Vancouver for restoration. The locomotive was completely stripped down and rebuilt, "the most thorough out rebuild undertaken on a steam locomotive in North America since the end of their era" according to CPR News.[8] The restoration team was able to use over 800 technical drawings of CPR H1b class locomotives from the Canada Science and Technology Museum to completely restore 2816 to its 1950s appearance and to its original specifications.[8] During restoration, the locomotive was converted to burn oil and equipped with modern amenities such as a radio and a diesel control unit. The restoration took over two years and cost over $2,000,000, making it one of the most costly locomotive restorations in Canada. 1st excursion service On August 16, 2001, restoration work was completed and the engine moved again under its own power for the first time in forty one years in a test run. In September 2001, the locomotive made its first trial run from the BC Rail steam shops to its new home of Calgary. It then rejoined the CP fleet as a special excursion locomotive and for public relations.= Between 2001 and 2011, No. 2816 travelled across Canada and the United States. On May 16, 2002, the locomotive pulled two excursion trains for the West Coast Express. On September 27, 2003, No. 2816 participated in a doubleheader excursion with Canadian National 2-8-0 No. 2141. At the end of the 2008 season, CP put the steam program on hold (with exception of previously promised engagements) due to financial issues caused by the poor economy. No. 2816 did not operate at all in 2009, although the steam program was able to take advantage of this down time to do some extensive maintenance work on No. 2816 and its passenger car fleet. No. 2816 returned to operation on June 6, 2010. It was used in Rocky Mountain Express, a 2011 IMAX film which follows the locomotive on a journey from Vancouver to Montreal while telling the CPR's history. Temporary hiatus In late 2012, CP CEO Fred Green stepped down and E. Hunter Harrison succeeded him. The latter had no interest in steam locomotive operations and discontinued the steam program, forcing No. 2816's excursion operations to be ceased and the locomotive placed in storage in Calgary. Even after Harrison stepped down in early 2017, being succeeded by Keith Creel, the engine remained in storage. 2nd excursion service In 2021, Creel said that if the US Surface Transportation Board approves the CPR's merger with the KSC Railway, the railway would celebrate it by bringing No. 2816 back under steam to lead a tour from Calgary to Mexico City, making No. 2816 the first steam locomotive to run through CA, the US, and Mexico. The locomotive was in need of an overhaul, which was completed in June 2023. 00:00 Open 00:12 Kensal 02:05 Courtenay 03:15 Rogers 04:30 Valley City 06:17 Fingal 06:57 Wyndmere 08:20 Hankinson 09:16 Hoffman 10:06 Glenwood 12:45 Minneapolis 15:56 St Paul Park 17:26 Frontenac 18:41 Weaver 19:37 Donehower Locomotive Power: CP 2816 CP 1401 CP 4107 CP 6304 CP 9721 KCS 4719 NS 9970 CP 9814    / @mnrails     / mnrails   https://www.flickr.com/photos/schrist...