The NKP 587 and NW 1218 are doubleheading up the kudzu-covered Southern Loops, on their way to Asheville, NC, during the 1989 NRHS Convention. Today, the 587 is in pieces in Kentucky, and the 121... (more)

The 587 doubleheading with the 1218, rounding the big curve at Glen Alpine, on its way to the Southern Loops and Asheville.

The NKP 587 in happier times, doubleheading with NW 1218 toward the Southern Loops and Asheville in the summer of 1989. The engine has recently been moved in pieces from its long-time home in Ind... (more)

NKP 587's boiler sits on a flatbed truck preparing for its voyage from Noblesville, Indiana to Ravenna, Kentucky where it'll be restored by the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp!

NKP 587 leads the triple header of N&W 611 and N&W 1218 as they roll through Forest, VA.

A Nickel Plate steam doubleheader through Indiana; NKP 587 leads NKP 765 along the former Nickel Plate mains between Chicago and Fort Wayne. Tom Golden photo.

An unlikely double header...NKP 587 and N&W 1218 are westbound on the S-Line headed for Asheville, NC. The Timetable location is Clinchcross. This is where the Clinchfield goes under the Southern ... (more)

Nickel Plate 587 and N&W 611 are rolling east through Vicker, VA. Next stop Roanoke.

NKP 587 and 765 are in charge of a NRHS excursion train from Chicago to Argos in July of 1993. Even though the weather wasn't the greatest, these two put on a show that more than made up for it.

The NKP 587 and N&W 1218 doubleheader is about to clatter over the diamond at Barber, on its way to the Southern Loops and Asheville, during the 1989 NRHS Convention.

A most unlikely doubleheader- the NKP 2-8-2 587 and NW 2-6-6-4 1218, as seen from standing atop the Southern Loops. The train is headed from Salisbury to Asheville, NC during the 1989 National Ra... (more)

On July 21, 1989, I was at Bulls Gap, TN to photograph an unlikely visitor---Nickel Plate 587---as the trainmaster and conductor slowly walked her around that same wye. This was an Asheville-Bulls... (more)

On July 21, 1989, I was at Bulls Gap, TN to photograph an unlikely visitor---Nickel Plate 587---as the trainmaster and conductor slowly walked her around that same wye. This was an Asheville-Bulls... (more)

At the very remote bridge (first of two crossings) over the French Broad River at Paint Rock, we behold the rarity of a Nickel Plate 2-8-2 steaming along this ex-Southern Railway Knoxville Divisio... (more)

Nickel Plate Road 2-8-2 #587 in Asheville, NC in this September 1987 scene, in town for the NRHS convention.