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During June 2023, the locomotive underwent some testing,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 No. 2816 undergoes stationary steam test |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/canadian-pacific-4-6-4-no-2816-undergoes-stationary-steam-test/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Trains |language=en-US}}</ref> and on July 11, the ''Empress'' made a run from Calgary to [[Carseland]] and back as part of its shakedown runs. Further shakedown runs and tests were performed in August, from Calgary to [[Coalhurst]] and back. In October of 2023, two back-to-back test runs from Calgary to [[Edmonton]]; and back to Calgary then from Calgary to [[Medicine Hat]] and back to Calgary, concluded testing for No. 2816 in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last=Franz |first=Justin |date=October 23, 2023 |title=CP 2816 Finishes Season of Testing With Run on Transcontinental Main Line |url=https://railfan.com/cp-2816-finishes-season-of-testing-with-run-on-transcontinental-main-line/ |work=Railfan & Railroad Magazine |access-date=January 13, 2024}}</ref>
On April 24, 2024, No. 2816 began its ''Final Spike Steam Tour'' running from Calgary with [[request stop|whistle stop]]s in [[Moose Jaw]] on April 28; [[Minot, North Dakota]], on April 30; Saint Paul, Minnesota on May 3; [[Franklin Park, Illinois]], on May 8; [[Davenport, Iowa]], on May 10; [[Kansas City, Missouri]], on May 18; [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], on May 24; [[Laredo, Texas]], on May 28; [[Monterrey]], Nuevo León, on May 31; and Mexico City on June 7.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Franz|first=Justin|date=January 31, 2024|title=CPKC Announces Schedule For 2816 ‘Final Spike’ Tour|url=https://railfan.com/cpkc-announces-schedule-for-2816-final-spike-tour/|work=[[Railfan & Railroad]]|publisher=[[White River Productions]]|access-date=May 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206234707/https://railfan.com/cpkc-announces-schedule-for-2816-final-spike-tour/|archive-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref><ref name="SteamTourSchedule">{{Cite web|title=Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour|url=https://www.cpkcr.com/en/community/final-spike-steam-train|work=CPKC|access-date=May 28, 2024}}</ref> The train's journey was not without incident, however.<ref name="June4accident">{{Cite news |date=June 4, 2024 |title=Woman struck, killed by CPKC steam tour train in Mexico |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/woman-struck-killed-by-cpkc-steam-tour-train-in-mexico/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605041022/https://www.trains.com/trn/woman-struck-killed-by-cpkc-steam-tour-train-in-mexico/ |archive-date=June 5, 2024 |access-date=June 5, 2024 |work=Trains |publisher=Kalmbach Media}}</ref> On June 4, just three days before arriving at Mexico City, No. 2816 passed through [[Nopala|Nopala de Villagrán]] and fatally struck a 29-year-old woman, who attempted to take a [[selfie]] at an unsafe distance.<ref name="June4accident"/><ref name="TheMirror">{{cite news |last1=Bullen |first1=Lee |last2=White |first2=Steven |last3=Couzens |first3=Gerard |title=Woman killed by vintage steam train while trying to take selfie |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/woman-killed-mexico-steam-train-32968345 |access-date=June 5, 2024 |work=[[Daily Mirror|The Mirror]] |date=June 5, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> After being seen by thousands in Mexico City, the locomotive departed for its return trip north on June 9.<ref name="FranzMexico">{{cite web |url=https://railfan.com/cp-2816-heads-north-after-historic-visit-to-mexico/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3-J-AYkn4ayJxzbxZZOXw3CaqZVz1QDdusIyhbVw5EggfR9BM8T9RkXXw_aem_AS9InuolZOHC1u9NW06RORFQbO1gg4GLTeofCmh7nLq3cb7opCO0-q6B-1DPNBlMJ1KdGeyskmpC8lZNYkQAintp |title=CP 2816 Heads North After Historic Visit to Mexico |last=Franz |first=Justin |date=June 10, 2024 |website=railfan.com |publisher=White River Production |access-date=June 10, 2024}}</ref> For the return trip back to Calgary, No. 2816 will make a whistle stop at [[Silvis, Illinois]], on June 29, Winnipeg on July 6, before arriving back at Calgary on July 10.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CPKC sets new return schedule for No. 2816, Steam Tour train|url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/cpkc-sets-new-return-schedule-for-no-2816-steam-tour-train/|work=Trains|publisher=Kalmbach Media|date=May 28, 2024|access-date=May 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529012527/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/cpkc-sets-new-return-schedule-for-no-2816-steam-tour-train/|archive-date=May 29, 2024}}</ref><ref name="CancelledExcursion">{{Cite web|date=May 30, 2024|title=Planned Illinois excursion with CP No. 2816 is cancelled (updated)|url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/planned-illinois-excursion-with-cp-no-2816-is-cancelled/|work=Trains|publisher=Kalmbach Media|access-date=May 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530143300/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/planned-illinois-excursion-with-cp-no-2816-is-cancelled/|archive-date=May 30, 2024}}</ref>{{efn|Originally, No. 2816 was about pull a special fundraiser June 29 public excursion from Silvis to [[Bureau Junction, Illinois]] on the [[Iowa Interstate Railroad]], but the CPKC cancelled it on May 30.<ref name="CancelledExcursion"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Glischinski|first=Steve|date=May 22, 2024|title=Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 No. 2816 to pull public excursion|url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/canadian-pacific-4-6-4-no-2816-to-pull-public-excursion/|work=Trains|publisher=Kalmbach Media|access-date=June 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525041130/https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/canadian-pacific-4-6-4-no-2816-to-pull-public-excursion/|archive-date=May 25, 2024}}</ref>}}
==Preservation and other remaining H1 Hudsons==
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