Two Nickel Plate sisters rest in the same roundhouse for the first time in probably six decades as Berkshire No. 759 is joined by No. 765. No. 759 has been a Steamtown fixture since the 1960s, wit... (more)

What a great sound the big Berk made stomping up the mountain from the valley. Almost drowned out by the sound of a hundred shutter drives as the daylight begins to wane to evening.

765 climbs out of Scranton Pa and looses her footing for a second. This started what would be a great day in PA

The Phoebe Snow Special passing under the old Lackawanna signal bridge along William Street

Nickel Plate 765 battles the grade through Cresco.

The 765 passes a DL freight holding the siding in Tobyhanna. Despite rumors that a diesel helper was to be cut into the consist, the excursion steamed right through and got through the remainder ... (more)

Coming Home

NKP 765 exits Nay Aug Tunnel and enters the south side of Scranton after a long, but successful run to the Water Gap and back. In just a few more minutes, the Sun would... (more)

The Show

On a beautiful September afternoon, NKP 765, the "Magnificent Machine", hammers up the grade past Cresco Station with it's signature "Shotgun Exhaust". This capped off a r... (more)

One of the few preserved NKP Berkshires.

After spinning the train in Pittston, the Lehigh Gorge Special returns to Jim Thorpe for a layover before taking on the final leg of the trip back to Allentown.

The Lehigh Gorge Special through Treichlers, Pa. on a rather pleasant morning. Couldn't have asked for a better day for a train chase.

Lehigh Gorge Special with the NKP 765 creeps through Glen Onoko in Lehigh Gorge State Park on it's way to M&H Junction where it will switch to Reading & Northern trackage for the rest of its journ... (more)