Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Historic Steam Locomotive Makes Visit to Illinois

News photos: ‘Empress’ in Illinois

By Trains Staff | May 6, 2024

'Last Spike Steam Tour' train arrives at Bensenville Yard; display set for Wednesday in Franklin Park

Passenger train with steam engine on curve entering yard — CP 4-6-4 No. 2816 and the “Final Spike Steam Tour” train arrives at Bensenville Yard

BENSENVILLE, Ill. — Canadian Pacific No. 2816 and the ‘Final Spike Steam Tour’ have reached Chicago.

Well, technically, Bensenville, Ill., the home of CPKC’s yard west of the city

and adjacent to O’Hare Airport. That’s where the locomotive is laying over after its

two-day trip from St. Paul, Minn., prior to Wednesday’s display in Franklin Park, Ill.

Metra employee and photographer Mark Llanuza made arrangements to capture these

images within Bensenville Yard of the locomotive and the CPKC executive train as it

swung off the Union Pacific line used by CPKC as a cutoff from Tower A-20 on Metra’s

Milwaukee District-North line to B-17 on the Milwaukee District-West. The still active

Tower B-17 building is visible in the background of the photo at top, behind the train’s dome car.

The UP line is above the retaining wall in both shots.

The display in Franklin Park will be at the small park at 9748 Franklin Avenue

that includes the preserved Tower B-12. Display time is 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Passenger train with steam locomotive on long straight — The train stretches out on Metra’s Milwaukee West line at the west end of Bensenville Yard.

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