Locomotive 2816 built in Montreal in 1930 (CKPCR.com) 

By Lisa Parent

UPDATED

Steam-powered passenger train passed through Medicine Hat on Friday

Apr 26, 2024 | 5:03 PM

A locomotive built in Montreal in 1930 has come through Medicine Hat on it’s way south.

It passed through Medicine Hat on Friday afternoon and is overnighting in Dundurn. It leaves from the railyard at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

The CPKC Final Spike Steam Tour started in Calgary and will travel to Mexico and back in celebration of CPKC’s one year anniversary.

(CKPC.com)

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Constructed by Montreal Locomotive Works in December 1930, the 4-6-4 Hudson-type steam locomotive was initially designed for swift freight and passenger transport, according to CKPR.

The train was initially constructed with coal as its fuel source, but during the restoration phase it underwent a conversion to operate on diesel fuel.

Operating mainly in Eastern Canada for almost three decades, it ceased operations on May 26, 1960.

After serving as a mobile ambassador for Canadian Pacific across Canada and the United States, it was stored in 2012. After a decade of dormancy, it has now returned to the rails.

As of now, a specific time for it’s arrival and departure of Medicine Hat is unknown.

However, a train tracker can be found here to analyze it’s location as it travels across Alberta.

(CKPCR.ca)

Rebecca Stephen with CKPC told CHAT News there will be an event in Moose Jaw on Sunday with activities, a museum exhibit and rides on a one quarter scale size steam train.

“Steam engines like this are pretty rare these days,” Stephen said.

“People are very excited to see it running again…we’re very excited about the excitement that people are demonstrating for it.”