The Empress - Bartlett - 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.

On this rainy morning, the Empress begins its journey to Davenport, IA, and it puts on a show as it passes spectators gathered around the historic Bartlett, IL depot on Metra's MD-W line.

Taken in: United States / Illinois / Hanover Township / Bartlett (show map)

Taken on: May 9, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T6i, f/16.0, 1/500 sec, 18mm, ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS Rebel T6i
Lens:	EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	18mm
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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