CP Rail Locomotive

EMPRESS STEAM ENGINE. Steam engine 2816 "The Empress" used to roll through the region on the Montreal commuter run. Former CP Engineer and local resident, Hector “Punch” Racicot was one of the locomotive’s former engineers back in the 1950’s. She ended her commuter run on the Montreal to Rigaud line back in 1960. Thank you to Rod Hodgson for the background information. Photo CP Rail Archives