Canadian Pacific switched to diesel overnight, fueled by corporatism, and saw locomotives like this—dirty, disgusting, and depressing. Only four remain. Canadian Pacific later acknowledged, after public outcry, that steam became a history worth preserving. In the early 90s and 2000s, Canadian Pacific attempted and somehow successfully rebuilt and restored a locomotive to operating condition. The project was plagued by issues. When they searched for documents, they found almost nothing—maybe a single cabinet file worth of documents. Out of desperation, they asked former employees, railfans, and any museums to share anything they had to rebuild the Hudson. In 2024, it ran, spanning all three nations, and at the head of it all? None other than Hudson 2816, pulling what little survived. This event is known as the Last Spike.

This train is quite lengthy, almost entirely Pullman, besides the Budd baggage railcar. The consist is simple, practical, and scenic, maximizing comfort and class.

• Budd Baggage-Express
• Pullman Economy Car
• Pullman Economy Car
• Pullman Kitchen-Diner
• Pullman Sleeper Car
• Pullman Sleeper Car
• Pullman Sleeper Car
• Pullman Lounge (includes rear balcony platform)

This train is mixed-class. Even though the train was open to all, including economy passengers, from the 1930s to the late 1950s, it was absolutely essential for the cities in the West. Unfortunately, not only this Hudson but almost all but four were scrapped, along with the burning of hundreds of thousands of documents, logs, and blueprints. Even banned photographs dubbed steam power a "national embarrassment." Anything that remained of steam was destroyed, making this train nearly impossible to recreate. The only surviving documents were stolen and hidden, saved out of desperation to preserve any traces that Canadian Pacific tried so brutally to erase. A handful of remaining documents, probably less than a hundred overall of all Canadian Pacific steam operations since its very birth, maybe a dozen photographs, and a single blueprint are all I could use to build this train.

Enjoy!