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Canadian Pacific 2816 - Final Spike Tour
Volume 3 - Home Across the Prairies

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 chronicles the last leg of the Final Spike Tour in July, as "The Empress" traveled from Davenport Iowa back to CPKC headquarters in Calgary Alberta. On July 1st, #2816 left Davenport running north along the Mississippi River to Minneapolis. Then on the 3rd, the train continued north to Thief River Falls Minnesota, and the following day ran to Winnipeg. After a stop in Winnipeg, we'll rejoin #2816 in Brandon Manitoba on July 8th for the last three days across the Canadian Prairies. On the way back to Calgary the train made overnight stops in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan and Dunmore Alberta. This segment features a cab ride westbound out of Swift Current Saskatchewan on July 9th.

Filmed entirely in HD, this program has great steam acton as #2816 races back home across the prairies. This program has minimal narration (with the option to turn it on or off) and no distracting music. It's available on standard definition widescreen DVD, High Definition Blu-ray disc, and (coming soon) for rental or purchase through Vimeo's On Demand streaming service.

Running Time: 1 hour 48 minutes

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Canadian Pacific 2816 - Final Spike Tour
Volume 2 - The Kansas City Southern

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, #2816 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 Ouachita Mountains - the final two days of travel on the KCS.

Filmed entirely in HD, this program features great action on the hills of the KCS. This program has minimal narration (with the option to turn it on or off) and no distracting music. It's available on standard definition widescreen DVD, High Definition Blu-ray disc, and (coming soon) for rental or purchase through Vimeo's On Demand streaming service.

Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes

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Canadian Pacific 2816 - Final Spike Tour
Volume 1 - Calgary to Kansas City

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 chronicles the first two weeks of the tour as "The Empress" ran from Calgary, Alberta to Kansas City, Missouri. On the first 2 days, #2816 traveled east across Alberta and into Saskatchewan. After a display day in Moose Jaw, the special turned southeast in order to cross into the US at Portal, North Dakota. The locomotive then followed the former Soo Line route to the Twin Cities, with displays in Minot, North Dakota and St Paul, Minnesota. Finally, #2816 ran for 2 days over CPKC's former Milwaukee Road mainline to Chicago, before turning back west for another 2 days down to Kansas City.

This video has comprehensive coverage of the first week of the tour as #2816 ran from Calgary to Minneapolis. Highlights from the second week of the tour are then shown including the 2 days from Minneapolis to Chicago and the 2 days from Chicago to Kansas City.

Filmed entirely in HD, this program features great action on the central plains of Canada and the US. This program has minimal narration (with the option to turn it on or off) and no distracting music. It's available on standard definition widescreen DVD, High Definition Blu-ray disc, and (coming soon) for rental or purchase through Vimeo's On Demand streaming service.

Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes

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