1950’s last dance. NKP 765 poses for a photo charter at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society shops.

#765 shares some night moves with #1225.

Highball!

RIP Jim Wrinn. I heard about Jim's passing this evening. I had the pleasure to take Jim on a tour of the NS Wabash line between Ft. Wayne and Lafayette, IN on a cool fall day October 2013. We were... (more)

After a blistering cold morning in the city of Owosso, the morning crew of the Pere Marquette 1225 has gone on duty to begin building the train for the day's North Pole Express runs. With the Cyli... (more)

As part of Steamtown's Railfest weekend, Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society brought their Nickel Plate Road steam engine to Steamtown for some excursion trips. On Saturday morning, number 765... (more)

NKP 765 heading eastbound on the TP&W Railroad on its return journey back to New Haven, IN. The train will overnight in Logansport, IN before heading towards Ft. Wayne.

Reminiscent of post WW2 days gone by during the late 1940s, NKP 765 passes vintage automobiles waiting their turn to cross the tracks after the 765's freight train passes by during a thunderous do... (more)

Pere Marquette #1225 steams by the Carland elevator on its way to Ashley with the second-to-last Christmas train of the season.

The FWRHS provided its members the full steam experience with cab rides during the society's 2019 Members Day.

A view from down low of that magnificent Berkshire steaming away during the 2019 FWRHS Member's Day celebration.

The Steam Railroading Institute Pere Marquette 2-8-4 1225 is seen departing Owosso, MI amid steadily falling snow on December 18. The train is running as the third-last North Pole Express for the... (more)

The Steam Railroading Institute's North Pole Express is well on its way to the arctic North Pole on December 18, as snow had just recently stopped falling but blanketed the ground nicely. The Per... (more)