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 fin... (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 Tren... (more)

With the Steam in the Valley event getting more and more difficult to utilize for photo opportunities of 765, I was forced to take what I can get when it comes to getting a pacing shot and other p... (more)

PM 1225 crosses Baker Creek Trestle on its way North to Ashley Michigan on a snowy December morning

The NKP 765 is ready to head up and over Penobscot Mountain on the return trip to Bethlehem.

PM 1225 The Polar Express Arrives in Ashley Michigan on a snowy crisp December morning with passengers

PM 1225 rolls through Carland Michigan next to the elevator building heading Northbound to Ashley

A hobo waves to the crew of PM 1225 as it arrives in Ashley Mi

PM 1225 on its way North to Ashley Mi

Northbound PM 1225 in Elsie Michigan over Bear Creek trestle

Northbound PM 1225 in Elsie Michigan

PM 1225 Heading Northbound through Carland Michigan on it's way to Ashley

Pere Marquette 1225 pulls into Ashley with the North Pole Express.

Pere Marquette 1225 leads the North Pole express past the grain elevator in Carland.