On April 26. 2024 Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 #2816 embarked on a monumental two and a half month trip - from Calgary to Mexico City and back - after Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern merged to form CPKC. In order to celebrate the new 3-nation railroad, #2816 led the Final Spike Tour across the Canadian prairies, south through the central part of the United States, and finally into Mexico. The locomotive was restored to operation specifically for this trip - an unprecedented 8,000-mile adventure across the North American continent.
This program continues our coverage of the Final Spike Tour, beginning with an event at Kansas City Union Station on May 18th. A few days later, #2816 continued south on the former Kansas City Southern mainline. The train took two days to get to Shreveport Louisiana, where it would be on display May 24th. The following day "The Empress" continued south to Kendleton Texas. We'll then skip ahead and rejoin #2816 in Mexico at the beginning of June, as the locomotive ran from Monterrey to Mexico City over two days. On the return trip. #28l6 spent eight days in Shreveport for a boiler wash. In the last segment, we'll reunite with "The Empress" for the northbound trip from Shreveport back to Kansas City. Departing on june 24th. #2816 again ran through the Ozark and Quachita Mountains - the final two days of travel on the KCS.
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