Canadian Pacific #2816
"The Empress"
Photographers Special
May 1, 2006

In May 2006 Canadian Pacific was gracious enough to allow John Craft and Bill Raia to organize and charter a Photographers Special using CPR #2816.  The train would be running from Calgary, Alberta to Lake Louise.  This would include some running through the Canadian Rockies and Morants Curve south of Lake Louise.  Morants Curve was named for the CP photographer that made the picturesque spot famous.  
Below are photos that were taken on Monday May 1, 2006.  Locations are listed below the photos

Click on the thumbnail photos to see larger images. The larger image is not the actual size of the photo it is only about 20% of the actual size. Original Photo size is 3072x2048 pixels.

CP Freight Train at Morants Curve - April 30, 2006

Canmore - just West of Calgary, Alberta

Hwy 1X - Seebe, Alberta

Service Stop and Run-bys - Exshaw, Alberta

RCMP Officer with CPR 2816 at Banff Depot - Banff, Alberta

Storm Mountain Overlook

Westbound at Morants Curve in Light Snow

CPR #2816 and Cab Shots at Lake Louise, Alberta

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