An homage to the Canadian Pacific Hudson during the 2024 CPKC Steam Tour

Thanks, Jonathan

The 2816 in your link is one beautiful locomotive as are your 2 model Hudsons. I already have passenger trains from 4 different railroads . . . but if I were to add another, it would be a Royal Hudson.

Bob

Very nice, Jonathan. As a CP(KC) fan, I too have been on the hunt for a Weaver CP 2816. I'm hoping one of the manufacturers will take advantage of this special occasion and offer a model to commemorate it. 

Rob

Do we see a visit to Revelstoke BC in your future jonathon?

Welcome to the club, Jonathan! Nice thread, but tread lightly. Once you cross the 49th parallel there's no coming back.  Just ask this two-tone gray blooded lifelong New York Central fan.

If you can forgive my usual poor photographic skills, here's my small collection of CP power offered as my contribution to your thread -

Henry Bowen certainly had a flair for combining the best of North American and British designs. Top-to- bottom, that's a 3rd Rail Selkirk, a Weaver Empress (2816), an MTH Royal Tour Royal Hudson, a Weaver standard Royal Hudson, and a pair of 3rd Rail FP7s as built for service on the original Canadian. Here's a somewhat better look -

The sundries on the shelves are from various CP Hotels I've been fortunate to stay at over the years.

I wish you well with your search for a Weaver Empress - beautiful model, as is the 3rd Rail Selkirk. If you stumble upon a Weaver Jubilee that needs a new home, you know where to find me.

Cheers,

- Mike

@Mike Casatelli posted:

Welcome to the club, Jonathan! Nice thread, but tread lightly. Once you cross the 49th parallel there's no coming back.  Just ask this two-tone gray blooded lifelong New York Central fan.

If you can forgive my usual poor photographic skills, here's my small collection of CP power offered as my contribution to your thread

Henry Bowen certainly had a flair for combining the best of North American and British designs. Top-to- bottom, that's a 3rd Rail Selkirk, a Weaver Empress (2816), an MTH Royal Tour Royal Hudson, a Weaver standard Royal Hudson, and a pair of 3rd Rail FP7s as built for service on the original Canadian. Here's a somewhat better look -

The sundries on the shelves are from various CP Hotels I've been fortunate to stay at over the years.

I wish you well with your search for a Weaver Empress - beautiful model, as is the 3rd Rail Selkirk. If you stumble upon a Weaver Jubilee that needs a new home, you know where to find me.

Cheers,

- Mike

Mike,

I think I already crossed that line in the snow "VIA" the F40PHs I purchased from your hobby shop more than a few years back to power my late era Canadian.     Your photos unfortunately did not show up in your post.  I'd love to see them!  A Selkirk is on my Wish list too as I have to get my growing list of GGD heavyweight over the Canadian Rockies. 

@wb47 posted:

Do we see a visit to Revelstoke BC in your future jonathon?

I was lucky enough to visit Revelstoke in 2022 on the Rocky Mountaineer.  Visit is a loose term as the train did not stop.  I would have enjoyed a few days there though!  While certainly not a Hudson by a long stretch, I did catch this other mainstay of Canadian Pacific Railroading in the yard in a SD40-2.

The RR museum there has an excellent steam engine. Should be a photo of it somewhere. Did not see one on their web site.

How about 2816 at Steamtown in Vermont, October 1979

@GG1admirer posted:

How about 2816 at Steamtown in Vermont, October 1979

Thanks for sharing!  I went to Steamtown on a family vacation about that year, but I wasn't old enough to remember much other than there was a Big Boy and the CP locomotive that pulled the excursion train that I now know was a Pacific class. 

For anyone following the journey of the "Empress", it has been performing flawlessly and is now touring the United States.  If you are lucky enough to see it in person, please post photos!