NKP 765 leads the eastbound deadhead home to Ft. Wayne around the curve near Hohman Avenue, passing a vintage NKP searchlight.

On a beautiful National Train Day, NKP 765 leads a employee special west under the South Shore at 130th St, nearing Calumet Yard.

After pulling a round trip excursion from Calumet to Argos, NKP 765 begins its journey home over the former Nickel Plate at the Ford Motor Company at 130th St & Torrence Blvd.

It's a classic Nickel Plate scene as the "Berkshire" passes a NKP tri-light signal in Hammond, IN.

NKP 765 highballs Thomaston, IN on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. She looked and sounded great!

NKP 765 is en route to Chicago at speed on the former Nickel Plate line.

NKP 765 trundles along at 40mph, on the former NKP Mainline out of Chicago, bound for Argos, IN.

The Nickel Plate Road 765 makes its way through town on it's way to NS Calumet Yard.

NS 956 special excursion train for the NS employees at Elkhart Yard returns to Elkhart's Amtrak station to offload

Passing by an old NKP trilight still in service, NKP 765 leads NS 956 towards Calumet Yard

NKP 765 puts on a smoke show as she storms out of Elkhart, with the employee appreciation special in tow, bound for Bryan, OH.

Blasting west under the old NYC Signal Bridge at Waterloo, Indiana on the Norfolk Southern Chicago Line. NKP 765 leads a 16 car employee special with no other power in sight. The experience of r... (more)

The Cincinnati Northern has always been a special thing in my life, I grew up very near the old roadbed near Waldron, my first house I lived at on my own was literally placed on the roadbed in H... (more)

After turning on the wye East of the diamond in Leipsic, 765 is back to track speed as she leaves town with an eclectic consist, on a test run before starting employee trips for NS.

After turning on the wye in Leipsic, Nickel Plate 765 blasts back towards home on a break in run to Leipsic and back along the Norfolk Southern Fostoria District. Home rails for this queen of ste... (more)