A 2-person chase of CP 2816 "The Empress" through 4 states from Rich Mountain to the Red River Valley and Caddo Lake! Enjoy Episode 2 of 6 of CP 2816. Episode 3 was released 2 days ago due to some tomfoolery by CPKC regarding the NB schedule.

0:04 2816 at the Page S-curves
1:34 Powering up the Rich Mountain Grade
3:05 Crossing the Ouachita River
4:08 Leaving the Rich Mountain area near Mena
5:24 Hatfield
6:47 Pulling in for servicing at Vandervoort
8:00 A NB Manifest with a WAMX meets 2816
9:30 2816 departs Vandervoort
13:18 Rounding the curves at Wickes
14:45 S-curves at King
16:06 DeQueen Lake Road
18:03 AR 41 in Horatio
19:11 Flying around the curve at Wilton
20:23 Flying through Ogden
21:08 Crossing the Red River
21:56 Going through the defect detector at North Jury near Texarkana, TX
22:51 Oil City, LA
23:33 Crossing Caddo Lake at Mooringsport

Thanks for watching! Good luck on the NB chase to anyone who can do it!

Music: Grieg's Piano Concerto
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