800 tons of Berkshire muscle. Shortly after dawn, Nickel Plate Road #765 and Pere Marquette #1225 charge across the lush farmland of Henderson, Michigan with a 31-car freight consist during... (more)
NKP 765, fitted with a Mars Light, crosses from track one to track two to make it's station stop in Charleston WV for one of the 1987 New River Train Excursions.
It's the 765 by a nose, with the 1225 placing, and the coventioneers, locals, and railfans enjoying the show. The occasion was the 1991 NRHS National Convention, hosted by the Collis P. Huntingto... (more)