1930 Empress steam locomotive in Medicine Hat today (Ross Lavigne image)

By Brian Konrad

Railroad history visited Medicine Hat on Friday

Oct 20, 2023 | 1:23 PM

MEDICINE HAT — A piece of railroad history made a stop in the CP yard this morning.

CP 2816 , a steam engine came through this morning.

Known as the Empress, this Hudson type engine was put into service in 1930.

According to the CPKC website, the Empress is scheduled to begin a tour in April, commemorating the Final Spike driven a year ago to complete the railway network that links Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

The steam locomotive has also been seen earlier this week at Bassano and Lacombe.

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According to Trains.com CPKC has been running main line tests of the locomotive.