It was everything I could do to get both massive 2-8-4's into this wide shot at close quarters at midnight on June 21st 2014. Pere Marquette 1225 had just finished pulling an excursion a few hours... (more)

Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765 leads a freight towards the setting sun. This runby was part of a charter sponsored by Historic Transport Preservation and hosted by Steam Railroading Institute.

Nickel Plate 765 and Pere Marquette 1225 simmer in the SRI engine facility during the Locomotives Wings and Wheels festival in Owosso in June 2014. This image was taken during a Lerro Productions ... (more)

Simmering after dark.

Retired in 1951 and surviving the cutting torch shortly after, Pere Marquette 1223 has lived a long life of display while sister 1225 has continued to breathe on the other side of the state. First... (more)

Nickel Plate Road 765 crosses the West Branch of the Huron River in Monroeville, Ohio, along the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad's former Norfolk and Western mainline. The train is deadheading ho... (more)

Nickel Plate Road "Berkshire" 2-8-4 #765 departs Colby, Ohio (near Bellevue) during the last few rays of sunshine on its return trip home from Cleveland to Ft Wayne.

Riding horseback through the Cuyahoga Valley.

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)

NKP 765 About to blast by Peninsula Station.

The old heads know the labor of love required to keep the beast alive.

Lima-built sisters Nickel Plate Road No. 765 and Pere Marquette No. 1225 pose for a night portrait during Train Expo 2014. This was part of a night photo event conducted by Lerro Productions. More... (more)

765 peaking through its own steam as it waits for the Scenic train to make its way to the station.

Passenger extra 765 glides over the Cuyahoga on the way south to Botzum.