The NKP Berkshire lets off a nice oily plume as it stomps past East Stoudsburg on it's final leg to the Delaware Water Gap out of Steamtown on a beautiful Saturday in the Poconos.

The NKP 765 excursion from Steamtown to the Delaware Water Gap arrives at Slateford Jct. on the "Old Mainline". This was once the junction of the DL&W Cutoff and the DL&W Old Mainline.

Nickel Plate Road No. 765 arrives at Slateford Junction with an excursion from Scranton. That's the Delaware Water Gap in the background.

Nickel Plate Road No. 765 stomps its way upgrade out of Scranton on the former Pocono Main of the Lackawanna.

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)