The country's fastest steam locomotive, CPR's Jubilee, topped out at 112.5 mph. That's 181 km/h—still faster than any train in #Canada in 2026.
Jubilee locomotives were used on the Chinook route, to link #Edmonton and #Calgary.
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Taras Grescoe 🚇 on Nostr: #Alberta used to be a great place to take a train! The country's fastest steam ...
#Alberta used to be a great place to take a train!
The country's fastest steam locomotive, CPR's Jubilee, topped out at 112.5 mph. That's 181 km/h—still faster than any train in #Canada in 2026.
Jubilee locomotives were used on the Chinook route, to link #Edmonton and #Calgary.
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The country's fastest steam locomotive, CPR's Jubilee, topped out at 112.5 mph. That's 181 km/h—still faster than any train in #Canada in 2026.
Jubilee locomotives were used on the Chinook route, to link #Edmonton and #Calgary.
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