The Empress - Departing Davenport - 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.

Here, the Empress departs the display in Davenport and heads back to Nahant Yard, passing by Modern Woodmen Park, home of the Quad Cities River Bandits, a minor league baseball team.

Taken in: United States / Iowa / Davenport (show map)

Taken on: May 10, 2024

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Camera: DJI FC3582, f/1.7, 1/2000 sec, 6.7mm, ISO 130 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	DJI FC3582
Lens:	6.7 mm f/1.7
Aperture:	f/1.7
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/2000)
Focal Length:	6.7mm
ISO:	130
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Average
White Balance:	Auto
Light Source:	Daylight
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 7.2 (Windows)
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