CP 2816 "The Empress" at the Shreveport, LA Final Spike event, and a very long 2-person chase between Shreveport and Kendleton, TX. Also NS 1074 made a surprise appearance. Enjoy Episode 3 of 6 of CP 2816. Episode 2 will be released on Saturday. These episodes are out of order due to CPKC's horrible return trip planning. Skip to 39:18 for more info regarding this tomfoolery.
May 24, 2024
0:04 Final Spike event at Shreveport's Deramus Yard
0:36 2816 backing into Deramus for the event
1:23 NS 1074 leads UP ZAILA
2:38 CP 2816 at The Rathole in Shreveport
4:16 2816 meeting Q577 at Mansfield
5:19 Flying south of Mansfield
6:23 Zwolle depot
7:25 Sabine WMA
8:40 Fisher Depot
9:38 Flying through HORNBECK with lots of 6-chime whistle (video says Mansfield, town is actually Hornbeck)
10:30 Crossing Vernon Lake
11:17 Leesville Depot
12:34 Passing the Singer siding extension project
14:19 DeQuincy Railroad Museum (ground shot)
16:47 DeQuincy Railroad Museum (drone shot)
19:28 Crossing the Neches River Drawbridge in Beaumont
21:26 Splitting the SP bowling balls (tri-lights) in China
22:30 Amtrak 1 passes 2816 at Ames
23:04 2816 through Downtown Liberty with lots of both whistles
25:15 Crossing the VERY flooded Trinity River in Liberty
26:11 Meeting a UP Manifest at Crosby
26:59 Crossing the San Jacinto River
28:00 Downtown Houston
30:48 Crossing the Brazos River in Richmond
32:37 Arriving Kendleton Yard
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Music: Grieg's Piano Concerto and Dvorak's New World Symphony
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