CPR BRINGS 2816 TO WINNIPEG ON MAY 29TH, 2003. THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN ALONG CPR AND MIDLAND RAILWAY LINES ABOUT 7:00 PM WHEN THE TRAIN ARRIVED FROM PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE WITH A LOAD OF PASSENGERS. BILL TAYLOR TOOK THESE FOUR PICTURES ALONG WITH 14 OTHERS DIGITALLY. CLICK THE PICTURES TO ENLARGE

CPR 2816 ARRIVES FROM PORTAGE.jpg (73800 bytes) CPR # 2816 BACKS UP WITH THE PASSENGERS FROM PORTAGE. BACKED ALL THE WAY TO PORTAGE AVENUE OVERPASS AND THEN CAME ONTO THE EAST SIDING TO LET PASSENGERS OFF.
CPR 2816 IN THE RAIN.jpg (67507 bytes) CPR # 2816 HEADS FORWARD THROUGH A HEAVY RAIN STORM ACROSS SERGEANT AVENUE GRADE CROSSING.
CPR 2816 WITH 1503 FREIGHT PASSING.jpg (109868 bytes) CPR # 2816 SITS ON THE SIDING WHILE CPR #1503 BRINGS A DRAG OF TANK CARS PAST. NOTE THE THREE DIFFERENT PAINT JOBS.
CPR 2816 STOPPED TO LET PASSENGERS OFF.jpg (99616 bytes) CPR # 2816 LETS THE PASSENGERS OFF AND IS INSPECTED BY MANY OF THE RAIL FANS WHO STOOD IN THE RAIN FOR THIS CLOSER LOOK.