Ex-Nickel Plate Road No. 765 was a visitor at the Steam Railroading Institute in 2009. 2-8-4 No. 765 is captured here stretching her legs for a John Craft Photo Charter in the early morning hours ... (more)

In one of the few times I ever saw this engine runnng with a clear stack the train is westbound on a beautiful spring day with a great great excursion. These is such a fine class of locomotives a... (more)

Another one infected.

NKP 765 under the wires

The Nickel Plate Road 765 steam engine and the NS 8100 NKP Heritage unit lead an NS employee excursion across the famed Rockville Bridge.

This is one of my favorite L&N photos--taken by the late August Thieme. CV Division train 55--the overnight through freight from Corbin to Norton, VA--is blasting upgrade on the last three miles t... (more)

Pere Marquette 1225 heads north past the an old tractor and a couple of hobos around a fire, during the first major snowstorm of the season in central Michigan. 1225 is still going through cosmet... (more)

Pere Marquette 1225 double-headed with NKP 765 during the Lerro trip in August 2009.

The Nickle Plate Road 765 passes by Alto Tower as it eases into Altoona after the return trip through Horseshoe Curve.

NKP 765 is returning to Conway Yard after completing several NS employee excursions in the Harrisburg area. After an evening layover, it will head to Bellevue,OH.

The NKP 765 heads west through Altoona and on to Horseshoe Curve.

With the snow flying, the North Pole Express passes a hobo camp with a freshly polished Allis-Chalmers tractor trackside. The hobos are stuffed dummies, the tractor is a restoration, but the steam... (more)

3 horses meet at the main crossing in downtown Ashley. Also known as the "North Pole". The 2013 edition of the "North Pole Express" has arrived.