Pere Marquette 1225 racing through the farmland of Owosso, MI during a Lerro Productions photo charter.

NKP 765 with the Joliet Rocket arrives LaSalle Street Station in Chicago, IL.

A recent additon to the Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum collection is Nickel Plate Road 757, a 1944 Lima built 2-8-4 that is commonly referred to as a "Berkshire". Originally donated to ... (more)

PM 1225 The Polar Express North Bound to Ashley Michigan

PM 1225 The Polar Express North Bound to Ashley Michigan

Pere Marquette 1225 at South Woodbridge Road in Bannister, MI during a Lerro Productions photo charter that occurred one year ago on this date.

Runnin’ Late in ’88!

The final excursion of the 1988 NRHS convention was planned to be a 420-mile round trip from Bound Brook, New Jersey to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The air condi... (more)

NKP 765, with a 1984 National Railway Historical Society Convention train, is stopped just east of Ft. Thomas, KY to check its running gear.

It’s early evening, and the passengers of 1988 NRHS Convention circle trip to Reading should be having dinner or at their hotels. Instead, they are just entering the Allentown area, and will finis... (more)

Temple Pit Stop

The 1988 NRHS convention was plagued with logistical issues, and many of the scheduled excursions started late and only got later. The July 24 round trip to the Blu... (more)

The 1988 NRHS convention featured two excursions with Nickel Plate 765 making forays from northern New Jersey into eastern Pennsylvania. The first, on July 24, 1988, ran down Conrail’s West Trento... (more)