In this classic O. Winston Link recreation scene, Jeff Rayner and Kelly Lynch sit back and enjoy a smoke as NKP 765 charges through with a 30 car freight train. A Lerro Productions event.

A local youngster waiting for his dad holds his ears as Nickle Plate Berk 765 hustles through Carland, MI headed for Chicago.

A few weeks before the charter, I realized I was approaching my 765th photo accepted. So, naturally, Nickel Plate 2-8-4 765 had to be the focus of that photo, seen here blasting through Carland wi... (more)

Nickel Plate Road #765 charges past the elevator during the several hours Pete Lerro's charter spent in Carland, MI. T.J. Gaffney's Chevy adds a touch of down-home realism to the scene. www.robert... (more)

Photo charter by Pete Lerro Productions

Photo charter by Pete Lerro Productions

NKP 765 crew member Kelly Lynch studies the front end of the 1944-built Lima Berkshire during an evening stop at Carland, MI.

The grain elevator's third shift enjoys the cool night air as one of Nickel Plate Road's powerful Berkshires blasts through with a time freight headed for Chicago.

Nickle Plate #765 storms past the most photographed grain elevator in MI with 34 freight cars in tow. Compliments of Lerro Productions, SRI, FWRHS and Great Lakes Central.

Photo charter by Pete Lerro Productions

Photo charter by Pete Lerro Productions

Lighting provided by Pete Lerro Productions

The crew of a Nickel Plate Berk spends a few minutes enjoying the late summer evening as they await the order to take their freight north. Lighting and set-ups courtesy of Lerro Productions.

Life was simpler then.... Today, kids spend their time playing with video games and social networking. Back in the day, when the chores were done, "wetting a line" by the local creek was a fav... (more)