Pere Marquette 1225 on the turntable at the Owosso Yard during a night photo shoot with Lerro Productions.
Pere Marquette #1225 was built in 1941 by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio. This locomotive was the very same engine that the Polar Express movie locomotive was based on. Today the locomoti... (more)
Pere Marquette 1225 switches in the yard at Owosso in preparation for a photo charter the next day.
Doubleheaded Berkshires without auxiliary tenders are being readied for the NRHS excursion to Hinton and back, as a CSX freight trundles eastbound.
Nickle Plate Berkshire #765 pulls onto the Owosso turntable after servicing, while a familty in period costume looks on. The family was helping set the stage for various photo settings, providing... (more)
Chicago, circa 765
The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Crew are tending to their beloved Berkshire as she takes a spin on the Hinton Turntable. This was a regular scene in the early to mid 1980's during the f... (more)
The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's 1944 Lima 2-8-4 Berkshire sits at the Metra Western Avenue Shop after spending the afternoon on display at Franklin Park Fest's Railroad Day. Tomorro... (more)
The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's 1944 Lima 2-8-4 Berkshire sits at the Metra Western Avenue Shop after spending the afternoon on display at Franklin Park Fest's Railroad Day. Tomorrow... (more)
"Berkshire in Slateford"
In a light rain, NKP 765 dressed as 767 shoves back out of Fitzwater Maintenance Yard in Independence, Ohio to prepare to load the day's first passengers for a journey along the Cuyahoga Valley Sc... (more)
The fireman hangs in the window as 765 gets up to speed through Roanoke Indiana
After completing the run back to Owosso, rests before being shut down for the week.
The 765 is pulling into the small yard at Slateford. It will drop its train and run light to Portland where it will turn on the wye.
SRI runs the North Pole Express to the Village of Ashley, every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday until December 18th. The Pere Marquette 1225 leads the train up, and takes passengers to the North Pole... (more)
The turntable operator and the hostler take a break before moving 765 onto the turntable.
If you really want it, and you work very, very hard, this can be your office. This is the view that the fireman of one of the greatest steam locomotives ever built sees while on the move. We are m... (more)
Classic Power Where else can you find two active Alco C-420's and a Lima S-2 side by side?
It is 7:30 in the morning and Nickel Plate Railroad S-2 2-8-4 Berkshire No. 765 stretches it's legs getting ready for the work of the day.
No. 765 is one of the finest steam locomotives eve... (more)
The two Berkshires were the epicenter of a wildly busy day (and weekend) at Steamtown.
NKP 765 sits on its home yard in Conneaut Ohio to fill up with water
Two stablemates together again after about 55 years. While they were both alone in the Steamtown roundhouse, I bet there was a lot of catching up to do. Of the 6 surviving NKP Berkshires, these tw... (more)
Nickel Plate 765 is passing Bridge 60 tower, while returning back to the roundhouse after being refueled.
After being topped off with coal, NKP 765 passes DL&W 664 while heading to the ready track.
Glory Days As 765 backs toward Bridge 60, time seemed to stop, albeit briefly, with both 765 and 759.
Together Again If you can "visually remove" the Big Boy, the F3A, and the mountain in the back, this could easily pass for Conneaut or Bellevue in the 50's.
Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 type steam locomotive #765, built by Lima Locomotive works in 1944, with a tractive effort of 64,135 lbs, ready to depart Norfolk Southern's Bison yard with the 'Erie Limit... (more)
In a scene that would normally read something like "765 leans into a curve...", I have to disclose that the opposite is happening here, as 765 is actually backing the auxuliary water car and tool ... (more)
765 simmers in the hot Indiana sun during the Open House event this weekend
A southbound intermodal train behind EMD GP50 7019 passes former C&O 2716 which will return to Chattanooga with an excursion.
Former Chesapeake and Ohio K-4 2-8-4 2716 shows off its Southern identity at Emory Gap, TN. The engine has been turned and serviced while awaiting the special's return from Crossville behind FP7s.... (more)
Nickel Plate Road S-2 765 is ready to head west to La Harpe, IL on the first day of an excursion weekend on the TP&W.
Nickel Plate S-2 Berkshire 765 gets underway with the very long New River Train after a stop in St. Albans.
Nickel Plate Berkshire 765 has been turned and serviced at Meadow Creek while diesels have taken the New River Train to Hinton. The low, autumn sun reveals many details of the Lima 2-8-4 as it awa... (more)
A hostler is a groom or stableman, who is employed in a stable to take care of horses, usually at an inn. In this case the hostler is an engineer operating a turntable to line up tracks for a loc... (more)
As Nickel Plate 765 simmers on the turntable, the night crew reviews their orders or the night. In the distance Perre Marquette Berk 1225 awaits servicing.
Lima Brothers. Two Berkshires sit side by side after a hard days work. A Lerro Productions photo event.
Night has Arrived. The end of the day finds the engines back in the yard to be serviced for tomorrow. A Lerro Productions photo event.
Back At The Yard. Having finished for the day, the guys enjoy a few minutes of conversation before calling it a day.A Lerro Productions photo event.
Having been turned, PM 1225 pauses before heading back to work.A Lerro Productions photo event.
Having been turned, PM 1225 pauses before heading back to work. A Lerro Productions photo event.
One of the crew discusses the next move with the yardman on a damp summer evening. A Lerro Productions photo event.
Pere Marquette 1225 sits on the turntable during a Lerro Productions night photo session.
Berkshire Beauties in Owosso. NKP 765 and PM 1225 side by side capture the raw power of steam during a Lerro Productions photo session.
A Steamy Night in Owosso. Lined up around the turntable for a Lerro Productions event, rain showers can't dampen the enthusiasm of the gathered railfans all jockeying for postion to grab their pho... (more)
The crew of 1225 finishes filling the tender during a Lerro Productions photo event.
The 1225 takes a spin on the table.
A bird's eye view of CP Capitol as the Nickel Plate Road 765 and NS NKP heritage unit 8100 employee excursion back down the east leg of the wye onto the Lurgan Line. In addition to the track conf... (more)
NKP 765 quietly sits idle at Rockport yard, awaiting Sundays Excursion to Bellevue.
After making adjustments to the eccentric rod, Jason Sobczynski pauses to speak with a 50 year railroad veteran and former Wabash Railroad employee at the railroad's former locomotive shops.
The Nickel Plate Road 765 and NS NKP heritage unit 8100 on the Harrisburg Division employee excursion back down the Lurgan Line onto the Reading Bridge to wye the train. This view offers a detaile... (more)
The Nickel Plate Road 765 steam engine and NKP Heritage unit pass by the expansive NS Harrisburg Yard during an employee excursion run.
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. Steamtown also did a smart move... (more)
Steamtown Foundation Boston-Montpelier Excursion, has completed its stop at White River Junction and is departing on the next lap, to the Vermont Capital.
Nickel Plate 765 rolls backwards into the yard at Berkeley to unload passengers from the second employee special on Saturday, September 8, 2012.
NKP 765 rests on a hot and humid night after its trip from Decatur to Saint Louis.
Nickel Plate Berkshire 765 passes the old Wabash coaling tower at Decatur as NS #099 crosses over from the Loop to Main 2 at Wabic.
The Nickel Plate Road 765 passes by the NS Harrisburg Yard during an employee excursion run.
Day 2 of the deadhead move of NKP 765 from Toledo, OH to Williamson, WV is getting underway out of the yard at Portsmouth, OH and by a waiting eastbound loaded export coal train. The engine and tr... (more)
Nickel Plate Road S-2 2-8-4 759 sits in the N&W shops property just east of the station for servicing after the Saturday excursion. It will run to Shenandoah, VA and return on Sunday.
NKP 765 simmers in the evening awaiting her next assignment. Special thanks to the CVSR and FWRHS for the offering the night photo shoot and providing the lighting.
Nickel Plate Road 765 poses for a few photos with B&O-painted CVSR 800, an MLW FPA4.
Got Smoke? The NKP 765 sure does.
Having had a successful run the previous day, 765 rests in the yard. To be honest, I was stunned when I captured this image. Other than a little bit of straightening and sharpening in Photoshop,... (more)
Posing for a night photo shoot, NKP 765 rests before leading an all day excursion to Bureau tomorrow.
Welcome to Rock Island, NKP 765! After traveling over the IAIS all day, NKP 765 has arrived at Train Festival 2011, leading a short passenger train.
Nickle Plate Berk 759 arrives Buffalo, NY in April, 1955 alongside "the enemy" on a warm Spring night. The brakeman is working the drawbar in preperations to put the Berk to bed for the night. Tha... (more)
With the help of Railroad & Railfan Magazine, Steve Barry, and Lerro Productions, we get a glimpse of what Bufflo, NY circa 1955 might have looked like. Here we see a pair of Lackawanna F3s arrivi... (more)
NKP 759's breakman prepares to couple. This scene recreated thanks to Pete Lerro and Steve Barry during steam towns spring training. This recreation was special to me as 759 was the first locomoti... (more)
In a timeless scene, a conductor smokes a cigar while watching a locomotive roll by, even if it is being pushed by a diesel.
Southern Railway 2-8-4 #2716, with the conductor protecting the shove move, is being turned for the return excursion trip to Birmingham. The building in the distance is the Western Railway of Ala... (more)
Here is a rare look at NKP 765 on the Paducah & Louisville in the early 90s. Taken by an UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER (most likely a retired P&L railroader), this image was scanned from a small print give... (more)
Now on Wheeling and Lake Erie rails, and on its own with out a helper leader, NKP 765 stops for servicing of the giant, as a FWRHS member adds oil to the lubricators durring the hour stop.
Nickel Plate 759, ignited by sunbeams in the Scranton roundhouse, recalls the days of blasting out of Bellevue Ohio with freight CB-12 while providing famous "Nickel Plate High Speed Service." On... (more)
Perre Marquette 1225 is guided onto the table by the nightshift hostler while NKP 765 simmer nearby, awaiting her next call, which will come early the next morning.
Pere Marquette 1225 awaits her turn on the table as the hostler finishes his work on Nickel Plate 765. A Lerro Productions Charter.
Home At Last- After three years of planning and a three-day trek across the Bluegrass State, C&O 2716 cools her heels with Clinchfield 800 upon Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation property ... (more)
Crew members take a break after a long day work. It wont be long until NKP 765 hits the mainline again. Train Festival 2009.
Nickel Plate 765 and Pere Marquette 1225 pace side by side during a Lerro productions photo charter.
Big Berk, Little Berk? Your eyes play tricks with your mind in this down-the-throat tele-smash of the world's two remaining operable Berkshire Locomotives. The PM 1225 appears for all the... (more)
Pere Marquette 1225 on a North Pole Express train at Owosso.
Lima's finest sit around the pit at SRI, during the Thursday night photo session at Train Festival, including the one who traveled the farthest SP 4449, and the one that did not travel at all PM 1... (more)
PM 1225 and NKP 765 at Owosso Roundhouse Mamiya C330, Fuji 400x
The yard crew goes over what stall in the roundhouse that the 765 will spend the night as PM 1225 waits her turn at the turntable.
