CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 No. 2816 underwent a stationary steam test last week as part of its overhaul before a trip this summer to Mexico City in celebration of the CP-Kansas City Southern merger.
The locomotive also moved out of the shop under its own power and moved about the yard.
CPKC’s steam team has performed a 15-year boiler inspection, extensive running gear overhaul, and installed positive train control, CPKC said in social media posts over the weekend.
Dubbed “the Empress,” the 1930 product of the Montreal Locomotive Works is expected to depart Calgary in late July and make several stops along the CPKC system en route to Mexico City.
CPKC has not yet announced a schedule for the 2816’s trip.
