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The 1930-built steam locomotive Empress 2816 arrived in Kansas City on Thursday as part of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Final Spike Steam Tour.
On Saturday, May 18, from noon to 5 p.m. at Union Station, visitors can get a close look at the train and learn more about it, the history of CPKC and the role of Kansas City Southern. The event is free and will feature miniature train rides, crafts and other activities.
Since April, the train has been traveling across the country to celebrate the first anniversary of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
A wheelset of Empress 2816, a 1930-era steam locomotive, at the CPKC rail depot in Kansas City on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is celebrating its anniversary, the merger with KC Southern, with the Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour, which stops at Union Station on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
Ben Cummings, a locomotive engineer from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, dismounts from Empress 2816, a 1930-vintage steam locomotive, during maintenance at the CPKC rail depot in Kansas City on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is celebrating its anniversary merger with KC Southern with the Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour, which stops at Union Station on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
Train number and headlight of Empress 2816, a 1930-era steam locomotive, at the CPKC rail depot in Kansas City on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is celebrating its anniversary, its merger with KC Southern, with the Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour, which stops at Union Station on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
Ben Cummings, a locomotive engineer from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, dismounts from Empress 2816, a 1930-vintage steam locomotive, during maintenance at the CPKC rail depot in Kansas City on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is celebrating its anniversary merger with KC Southern with the Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour, which stops at Union Station on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
A wheelset of Empress 2816, a 1930-era steam locomotive, at the CPKC rail depot in Kansas City on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is celebrating its anniversary, the merger with KC Southern, with the Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour, which stops at Union Station on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
Ben Cummings, top, a locomotive engineer from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, works on Empress 2816, a 1930-vintage steam locomotive, at the CPKC rail depot in Kansas City on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is celebrating its anniversary, merging with KC Southern, with the Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour, which will stop at Union Station on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
