Good to see that someone has finally found a use for a drone other than to make things rough for us legitimate old time RC modellers! Stunning footage! Stunning landscape! And gorgeous old steamer! Thanks
Wow what a great effort to revive such an iconic machine. Could see the steam plume coming from the steam driven 32 volt generator.. Amazing experience to see this machine running past the farm houses once again. Thanks for this Tony
This video does a wonderful job showing the 2816, but it does more than that..... it shows the great beauty of the Canadian prairies. The prairies are not simply flat as many people believe it to be, as seen where the train follows a coulee. One of the things that really caught my eye was the pivot irrigator. You could see the difference in the irrigation land verses the land with no irrigation. Something we do not see very well when standing on the ground. Excellent video.
Actually, there is one more operating Hudson in the world right now. Its the only operating narrow-gauge Hudson-type in the world (as far as I know), Japan National Railways C62 2, at the Kyoto Railway Museum.
2816 Will stand out in New Orleans as the only steam locomotive whose steam whistle has NO characteristics of its past real life,I know as a past member of the Canadian Railroad Association, having lived by RR tracks for 10 years when steam was king(it has a HORRIBLE whistle) Who put a solenoid operated valve on it. Part of a steam whistle is to be able to modulate the flow thru it to give it character. I'am truly disappointed.
@@SoldierFox1393-REALLY its an emotional attachment of the whistle in true sense, its like diesel operated pretend street cars on wheels, the steam engine comes alive, by 50% is the whistle manipulation by the cord operated valve, Friends of mine also members of the Canadian railroad association agree. Look at the U K's tourist steam is such a big business, that the locomotives have to pass 90 mph minimum to run on main lines, If its a matter of loudness put the other whistle on the cord. For now I can see and listen to Canadian steam engines found in the U S as it was easier to get Canadian engines, BY the way the Chinese qj engine of Iowa Interstate No. 6988 had a air operated valve and it was changed,maybe you should check it out before and after, what a difference,You should thy to understand why i complain, its valid, you might get more interest in 2816.
Here's something I would like to see some day, but will probably never happen. Canadian Pacific 2816 travels to New Orleans for a special event and is joined there by Southern Pacific 745, Norfolk and Western 611, and Union Pacific 4014. But, like I said, like that's ever going to happen.
2816 Will stand out in New Orleans as the only steam locomotive whose steam whistle has NO characteristics of its past real life,I know as a past member of the Canadian Railroad Association, having lived by RR tracks for 10 years when steam was king(it has a HORRIBLE whistle) Who put a solenoid operated valve on it. Part of a steam whistle is to be able to modulate the flow thru it to give it character. I'am truly disappointed.
@@TonyVRailfanning Technically, something like this has happened before. Back in 1990, St. Lewis housed the annual National Railway Historical Society convention with 4 mainline steam locomotives participating in the event, Frisco 1522, Union Pacific 844, Norfolk and Western 1218, and Cotton Belt 819. This idea is just history repeating itself. Very unlikely, but you never know. And you're welcome.
@@TonyVRailfanning-Interesting, BUT if it's the loudness just put both,switchable, on the standard cord operated valve then where it can be modulated I don't know if you have noticed IN the U S and especially the UK where they are accepted and have steam locos all over the place, and now steam are required to qualify to do 90 mph on main lines, Otherwise it sounds like crap, big turnoff, looses it character
Cp did have 2 4-8-4s, but they were heavily overshadowed by their 4-6-4s in passenger service, so there’s that. Both of cps 4-8-4s survived. 3100 is in a museum in Ottawa with CN 6400, CP 2858, and a few others. 3101 is near a steel company in Regina, awaiting a move to a new planned museum.
@@TonyVRailfanning I wonder if they changed it. I got a good little video clip of it passing today, blowing her whistle in full glory, and it was AWESOME !!!!!. I might just upload it to youtube, even though its a poor quality cel phone vid. Def. doesn't meet your quality work !!!! :)
Are there any other Canadian steam locomotives running anywhere besides #89 at Strasburg? Non of Steamtown's are running in Scranton, and the Ohio Central ones are at the Age of Steam roundhouse. Any others running in Canada on tourist railroads? Did 2816 come from Steamtown in Scranton, PA in 2000-2001?
CP brought 2816 back from Steamtown in 1998. as of right now there are a few excursion trains running steam. Stettler AB has one and CN6060 is being rebuilt as we speak also near Stettler. The Fort Edmonton park and Calgary Heritage parks both have one each running and the 2 in Edmonton's railway museum are almost ready top run
There are two running steamers at Heritage Park in Calgary, but they're little guys compared to this. They're 0-6-0's originally build for the US Army in the 40's.
Great video! Appreciate you putting it out since she’s hitting the rails for the big tour next year. Do you think this year she would pull the holiday train? It would be a huge hit if she did!
One can maybe hope she might do a small section around the Calgary area but I doubt she would run across the country as the very cold weather would be tough on the boiler. Thanks for watching
@@TonyVRailfanning I imagine the cold weather would be hard on the boiler they would have to keep her running 24/7 and not let the fire go out it. would be nice if they did a small section of the holiday train with her.
@@rudycarlson8245 They have to keep her on fire 24/7 anyhow, unless she's going to be parked for over a week. It can take up to 24 hours to bring her up to temp and press. from cold. But yes, the cold weather would be hard on everything, especially on our -30 days!
Tony that was fantastic shooting. A lot of work to get both drone and ground cameras in great spots. You got it going both ways? Did they turn it at a wheat pool?
@@TonyVRailfanning The diesel is also there for Dynamic brakes. - one thing steamers just didn't have. On a couple of the tests the last few weeks they had 2 f units with it, just because they needed the extra dynamics
@@jimmybolf2001 that’s a great drone. You will enjoy using that, first thing you wanna change in the settings, though is how sensitive the sticks are and lots of practice on your part.
Great photography from the drone. nice loco. I love Hudson locos, my first model steam loco was an American flyer NYC Hudson. I made my transition from model railroads to the real thing by firing a steam loco for about four years many years ago. Went railroading for a career and retired from the CNIC. With all these shots from the drone I noticed that all over these Canadian plains there are almost no trees growing. Can anyone tell me why?
Thank you, the area this was filmed was in the southern part of the province of Alberta. It is somewhat flat and gets alot of wind. Trees have a tough time growing in that region as the winters are harsh at times and the chinooks (warm winds) cause the temperatures to climb rapidly sometimes quite a bit above freezing causing the sap to start flowing and then the temps will drop fast causing the tree to die. The central and western parts of the province have far more trees and hills.
Hands down one of the most beautiful videos I have ever seen. Great work. Wow.
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it
Good to see that someone has finally found a use for a drone other than to make things rough for us legitimate old time RC modellers! Stunning footage! Stunning landscape! And gorgeous old steamer! Thanks
Thank you, yes i really do follow the rules and am licensed
Wow what a great effort to revive such an iconic machine.
Could see the steam plume coming from the steam driven 32 volt generator..
Amazing experience to see this machine running past the farm houses once again.
Thanks for this Tony
Thanks Peter, was an awesome experience for me to see in person
Good excuse to blow a days work. The old girl looks like she is ready to go to the ball!
It certainly turned out that way, you never know how successful you’ll be chasing a train like this She looks brand new!
Excellent news from CPKC. Your work is first class. All viewers would agree 100%.
Thanks Ken
Got to see her live and in person today (yesterday) on her run from Calgary to Edmonton. I chased her from Olds to Innisfail. Beautiful!
I should add, I paced her, and she was doing 85 km/hr !!!!!!
@@djteako thats great you got to see her!
Beautiful. I appreciate how you gave the Empress room to speak for herself - the sounds are amazing.
Thanks Rob, isn’t that a beautiful sound!
This video does a wonderful job showing the 2816, but it does more than that..... it shows the great beauty of the Canadian prairies. The prairies are not simply flat as many people believe it to be, as seen where the train follows a coulee.
One of the things that really caught my eye was the pivot irrigator. You could see the difference in the irrigation land verses the land with no irrigation. Something we do not see very well when standing on the ground. Excellent video.
Thank you yeah that is one thing that the drone really captures well is the surrounding area around the train and quite often that is quite beautiful
First ctc compatible automated steam locomotive ever built
Yes, PTC fully integrated so they dont need to have a diesel behind it to control it.
10:50 I love how raspy the whistle sounds ngl!
It certainly is a good sound
Looks like the whole train has been refurbished. Can't think of a better sound than a steam whistle and steam engine. Thanks for sharing 👍♥️✌️🇨🇦
The passenger coaches were restored many years ago but are in mint condition. Thanks for watching, it was a great day for me
Stellar drone work, editing, music, etc.. Well done!!
Thank you! My pleasure to share this
Wow, Tony, one of your BEST! Great lead-in for the bridge shot! Great sound, too... 😁
Thank you, i agree the sound is amazing
there is nothing like the sound of an old steam engine.
The only hudson that is steamed up. It just amazes me just the fact that is one of the last hudsons in the world is still kickin.
She is a beautiful locomotive 🚂
Actually, there is one more operating Hudson in the world right now. Its the only operating narrow-gauge Hudson-type in the world (as far as I know), Japan National Railways C62 2, at the Kyoto Railway Museum.
@@kristoffermangila that is very interesting. Thank you for that info. I do believe 2816 is still the only H-1 though
@@TonyVRailfanning of course.
Tony, job well done. It was great meeting you in Carmangay and I hope to do so again. (Bruce)
Thank you, I will certainly be back at some point soon. It was nice meeting you as well
CPKC #2816 is back in operation. They steam her up again after years of being stored. She's back in her glory ready for a Transnational tour.
She is a beautiful locomotive for sure!
Outstanding video. Thanks.
your welcome, glad you enjoyed it
Great footage. Must be hard to run steam now since the infrastructure is gone.
Thank you Olive
Yes, thats one reason they switched over to oil burning and they added a second tender to the train
Awesome catch, shots, & video Tony! Well done.
Your welcome Zach!
2816 Will stand out in New Orleans as the only steam locomotive whose steam whistle has NO characteristics of its past real life,I know as a past member of the Canadian Railroad Association, having lived by RR tracks for 10 years when steam was king(it has a HORRIBLE whistle) Who put a solenoid operated valve on it. Part of a steam whistle is to be able to modulate the flow thru it to give it character. I'am truly disappointed.
2816 has two whistles, the original is not loud enough as required for operations on todays lines.
You shouldn't judge a legend on rails like that, you should be thankful that CP brought her back to life.
@@SoldierFox1393 I very much agree!
@@TonyVRailfanning thank you!
@@SoldierFox1393-REALLY its an emotional attachment of the whistle in true sense, its like diesel operated pretend street cars on wheels, the steam engine comes alive, by 50% is the whistle manipulation by the cord operated valve, Friends of mine also members of the Canadian railroad association agree. Look at the U K's tourist steam is such a big business, that the locomotives have to pass 90 mph minimum to run on main lines, If its a matter of loudness put the other whistle on the cord. For now I can see and listen to Canadian steam engines found in the U S as it was easier to get Canadian engines, BY the way the Chinese qj engine of Iowa Interstate No. 6988 had a air operated valve and it was changed,maybe you should check it out before and after, what a difference,You should thy to understand why i complain, its valid, you might get more interest in 2816.
Great job tony 👍🏻😎 it’s Robin from. Newtonville Ontario . Hopefully everything is well 👍🏻. 👍🏻fantastic videos.
Hey Robin good to hear from you. Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome footage Tony! Wish i could see it!
This was a fantastic day for me, I could not have been happier
Oh, and incase you didn't know, She's parked in Strathcona yard tonight for the night, and leaves back to Calgary in the morning
Yes, thank you I am going to be chasing her as she heads back to Calgary today
Here's something I would like to see some day, but will probably never happen. Canadian Pacific 2816 travels to New Orleans for a special event and is joined there by Southern Pacific 745, Norfolk and Western 611, and Union Pacific 4014. But, like I said, like that's ever going to happen.
One can only hope something as epic as that happening, thanks for watching
2816 Will stand out in New Orleans as the only steam locomotive whose steam whistle has NO characteristics of its past real life,I know as a past member of the Canadian Railroad Association, having lived by RR tracks for 10 years when steam was king(it has a HORRIBLE whistle) Who put a solenoid operated valve on it. Part of a steam whistle is to be able to modulate the flow thru it to give it character. I'am truly disappointed.
@@TonyVRailfanning Technically, something like this has happened before. Back in 1990, St. Lewis housed the annual National Railway Historical Society convention with 4 mainline steam locomotives participating in the event, Frisco 1522, Union Pacific 844, Norfolk and Western 1218, and Cotton Belt 819. This idea is just history repeating itself. Very unlikely, but you never know. And you're welcome.
@@rickpalmer9518 2816 has two whistles, the original and this one. This one is much louder and is required in order to meet safety regulations.
@@TonyVRailfanning-Interesting, BUT if it's the loudness just put both,switchable, on the standard cord operated valve then where it can be modulated I don't know if you have noticed IN the U S and especially the UK where they are accepted and have steam locos all over the place, and now steam are required to qualify to do 90 mph on main lines, Otherwise it sounds like crap, big turnoff, looses it character
They should do something with that whistle. It sounds like it has something stuck in its throat.
2816 has two whistles, this is the one they have to use as the original is not loud enough
Would be a Dream watching this machine
Believe me, I had tears in my eyes as it passed me the first time. I have never seen it close up before this.
I wonder if Hudson’s ever had a mechanical or service advantage over 4-8-4s.
I honestly dont know unfortunately
Cp did have 2 4-8-4s, but they were heavily overshadowed by their 4-6-4s in passenger service, so there’s that. Both of cps 4-8-4s survived. 3100 is in a museum in Ottawa with CN 6400, CP 2858, and a few others. 3101 is near a steel company in Regina, awaiting a move to a new planned museum.
@@backonpro5679 it’s a shame none of the Selkirk’s are running, a beautiful locomotive
Thanks!
Awesome video of The Empress, Tony. I have been in her cab 3 times when she was steamed up. Memories !Darwin
@@OrganMaster Thank you so much! I am on cloud 9 and haven’t even see the inside of her. What a great opportunity this was
Excellent footage 👍🇨🇦🇨🇦
Thank you
Awesome, will be watching this video a few time 🙂!!
Thank you, another highlight for me this year!
Chug a chug a chug....classic Tony
Thank you......😎
A blast from the past for sure! Thanks
Well done.
Thank you
The bucket list gets shorter again. Stoney Creek and 2816 within a few months
Totally agree, this year may be one of the best years for me railfanning! I don’t know how I can top this
Looking forward to seeing it next year. Not impressed with the whistle though.
There are two whistles, the one you hear had to be used as the stock one is not loud enough
@@TonyVRailfanning I wonder if they changed it. I got a good little video clip of it passing today, blowing her whistle in full glory, and it was AWESOME !!!!!. I might just upload it to youtube, even though its a poor quality cel phone vid. Def. doesn't meet your quality work !!!! :)
so good!
Thank you
Are there any other Canadian steam locomotives running anywhere besides #89 at Strasburg? Non of Steamtown's are running in Scranton, and the Ohio Central ones are at the Age of Steam roundhouse. Any others running in Canada on tourist railroads? Did 2816 come from Steamtown in Scranton, PA in 2000-2001?
CP brought 2816 back from Steamtown in 1998. as of right now there are a few excursion trains running steam. Stettler AB has one and CN6060 is being rebuilt as we speak also near Stettler. The Fort Edmonton park and Calgary Heritage parks both have one each running and the 2 in Edmonton's railway museum are almost ready top run
There are two running steamers at Heritage Park in Calgary, but they're little guys compared to this. They're 0-6-0's originally build for the US Army in the 40's.
Canadian National 7470 operates in North Conway New Hampshire
Well, there's Prairie Dog Central 3...
@@kristoffermangila is it an H-1?
Great video! Appreciate you putting it out since she’s hitting the rails for the big tour next year. Do you think this year she would pull the holiday train? It would be a huge hit if she did!
One can maybe hope she might do a small section around the Calgary area but I doubt she would run across the country as the very cold weather would be tough on the boiler. Thanks for watching
@@TonyVRailfanning I imagine the cold weather would be hard on the boiler they would have to keep her running 24/7 and not let the fire go out it. would be nice if they did a small section of the holiday train with her.
@@rudycarlson8245 They have to keep her on fire 24/7 anyhow, unless she's going to be parked for over a week. It can take up to 24 hours to bring her up to temp and press. from cold. But yes, the cold weather would be hard on everything, especially on our -30 days!
Tony that was fantastic shooting. A lot of work to get both drone and ground cameras in great spots. You got it going both ways? Did they turn it at a wheat pool?
Thanks Doug on this day they were running it back from Lethbridge. They ran it out to Lethbridge the day before.
Is that diesel in there for insurance?
Yes and to supply power to the coaches. It also supplies air for the brakes
@@TonyVRailfanning The diesel is also there for Dynamic brakes. - one thing steamers just didn't have. On a couple of the tests the last few weeks they had 2 f units with it, just because they needed the extra dynamics
What drone you use?
DJI air 2s
@@TonyVRailfanning very nice I'm getting a Mini 3 Pro for Christmas
@@jimmybolf2001 that’s a great drone. You will enjoy using that, first thing you wanna change in the settings, though is how sensitive the sticks are and lots of practice on your part.
What drone do you have?
I use DJI air 2s
Thank you
Valeu!
Thank you so very much Marco!
👍🚂🚞🚞🚞🚞🚂✌
Thanks
Great photography from the drone. nice loco. I love Hudson locos, my first model steam loco was an American flyer NYC Hudson. I made my transition from model railroads to the real thing by firing a steam loco for about four years many years ago. Went railroading for a career and retired from the CNIC. With all these shots from the drone I noticed that all over these Canadian plains there are almost no trees growing. Can anyone tell me why?
Thank you, the area this was filmed was in the southern part of the province of Alberta. It is somewhat flat and gets alot of wind. Trees have a tough time growing in that region as the winters are harsh at times and the chinooks (warm winds) cause the temperatures to climb rapidly sometimes quite a bit above freezing causing the sap to start flowing and then the temps will drop fast causing the tree to die. The central and western parts of the province have far more trees and hills.