Nickel Plate Berkshire 759 gets a chance at some fast running on the first day of a New York-Buffalo two day round trip.

More Berk memories...blowdown at Warwick.

With all the attention NKP 765 has been getting lately on these railpictures.net pages, a reminder that there is another Berk (or two) out there that'd make a fine twin running mate. Just sayin..

Flanked by the DL&W F3’s and a Bigboy, the Nickel Plate Berk is the star of the Spring Cleaning night photo session. The lighting was set up to illuminate the front-ends, but I found this scene ... (more)

Nickel Plate Berkshire #759 meets Lackawanna F3 #664 during the Railfan & Railroad Spring TRAINing night photo shoot at Steamtown. Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO Lighting by Lerro... (more)

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)

Cosmetically restored Berkshire, NKP 759, is the star attraction of the Spring TRAINing night photo session. Seen here at twilight in the Electric City. Lighting by Lerro Productions.

Departing Scranton for Hoboken

Action at CNJ's JU interlocking includes the NKP 759 blasting by with a High Iron Special. There appears to be a trainload of fans in commuter coaches and admirers of the train on the road over a... (more)

Nickel plated nightime at Roanoke

The last High Iron trip for the season is crossing the highly unique Cutoff Viaduct. After this trip the Berkshire returned to Steamtown , VT.

"Houston, we have a problem..." The crew of the High Iron team eyeball a development with the left front cylinder that will cripple it for the remainder of the trip. By this time, N&W SD45 #171... (more)

A Hagerstown-Roanoke High Iron special crosses from Maryland into West Virginia, above hallowed ground visible through winter foliage near some of the bloodiest Civil War battle sites. General Le... (more)