Similar to express train Hogwarts -from the Harry Potter movies-, but in real life, the locomotive “Empress 2816” will be in San Luis Potosí as part of the final journey it makes, after almost a hundred years of service.
Its about last steam train still activewho comes from Canada on his farewell trip, after which he will be taken to a museum.
The company Canadian Pacific Kansas City He announced that his journey is a historical milestone “as it represents the opportunity to commemorate the first anniversary of the union between the two railway companies.”
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The passage of the iconic train manufactured in 1930 by our entity is part of the exhibition tour called “Final Spike Steam Tour”hosted by Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
The almost century-old but impeccable locomotive represents an authentic spectacle worth witnessing, it is a living fragment of world railway history and will be in our entity next Monday, June 3, as part of its last journey.
The Empress’ journey began on April 24 in calgaryAlberta, Canada, and will conclude on June 6 in the Mexico Citythis trip has been more than a simple tour, being the first steam passenger train in North America to cross three countries.
The locomotive is considered a relic of the golden age of the railway, It was manufactured in 1930 and has been restored and preserved in optimal conditions, turning it into a piece of historical engineering; It stands out for its elegance and represents the golden era of railway transport in the 20th century.
The exhibition in our country of this rolling jewel began in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas; and continues through Monterrey, Nuevo León; Saltillo, Coahuila and Zacatecas.
On Monday he arrives in San Luis Potosí, from there to continue his journey in Guanajuato, Querétaro, Hidalgo, State of Mexico and finally Mexico Citynext Thursday, June 6.
Although it was built 94 years ago, Its operation is optimal and it preserves all its accessories, its original coal-powered machine stands out. As in the old days, it is important to know that people cannot board it in order to preserve all its original pieces, however, at the stops it makes people can take photographs from the outside.
