NKP 765 puts on a great show as it heads east with the Joliet Rocket. It was a beautiful morning to shoot some mainline steam along the old Rock Island!
Nickel Plate Road 765 leads its passenger train back to 47th street in Chicago after a long day of excursions.
NKP 765 shoves towards Joliet with the Joliet Rocket.
NKP 765 leads the Joliet Rocket over Cermak Road in Chicago as seen from the CTA Cermak/Chinatown platform. A outbound Metra meets the 765 in the meantime.
NKP 765 shoves west with the Joliet Rocket at New Lenox, IL.
NKP 765 brings up the rear of the deadhead of the Joliet Rocket, passing through downtown Mokena.
The Joliet Rocket passes under Rock Island searchlight signals just west of Metra's Robbins station.
NKP 765 charges east of of Joliet with the first trip of the Joliet Rocket for the day. The fresh painted Berk looked awesome on this gorgeous September morning.
The first "Joliet Rocket" of the weekend passes the Rock Island signal bridge at CP Robbins.
NKP 765 leads a Metra excursion east through the old Rock Island signals at Robbins, Illinois. Extensive track work was happening on main 2 which explains NKP 765 being on main 1.
NKP 765 westbound with the return leg of the Bureau Excursion during Train Festival 2011.
The NKP 765 crisply accelerates its train of coal hoppers past a throng of excursionists, chasers, and locals, during the 1991 NRHS Convention.
Doubleheaded Berkshires without auxiliary tenders are being readied for the NRHS excursion to Hinton and back, as a CSX freight trundles eastbound.
While visiting the Cuyahoga Valley Railroad, NKP 765 (dressed up as 767) backs up through her own steam towards the boarding area at Independence, Ohio.
