The Empress - Across the Causeway - a photo on Flickriver

            This week, I had the immense privilege to witness CP 2816, the "Empress" 4-6-4 Hudson steam locomotive, make its trek south on the Final Spike Steam Tour celebrating the Canadian Pacific - Kansas City Southern merger that occurred 1 year ago. This is the locomotive's first extensive tour in over 17 years, having sat in storage until being chosen to lead this special anniversary train to Mexico City, emphasizing the new railroad's ability to link three different countries on one continent.

Because of its significance, I chose to chase the train from the Twin Cities to southeastern Iowa - four different states over 10 days, by far the longest chase I have ever attempted.

In this view, the Empress and her entire train can be seen on the causeway connecting mainland Iowa to Sabula, across which the locomotive must chug before turning south towards Davenport.

Taken on: May 9, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T6i, f/14.0, 1/400 sec, 70mm, ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS Rebel T6i
Lens:	TAMRON 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 DiII VC B018
Aperture:	f/14.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	70mm
ISO:	3200
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Partial
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 7.2 (Windows)
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