NKP 765 simmers at sunrise being readied for the 2nd day of the Fort Wayne Historical Society's open house. The 765 2nd rebuild was finished a few short weeks prior to this date.

NKP 767 pauses at sunset at the The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's open house and members appreciation day on 8/20/16. As part of the celebration NKP 765 was dressed up as NKP 767 to cel... (more)

NKP 767 pauses at sunset during the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's open house and members appreciation day held 8/20/16. As part of the celebration NKP 765 was dressed up as NKP 767 to c... (more)

With the cancellation of the Galesburg Zephyr excursion run, the FWRHS's NKP 765 made the journey back to New Haven, IN to the shops. After dropping the consist, they headed East with just the 765... (more)

A one unit wonder leads an eastbound manifest into the town of New Haven, IN on Easter Sunday.

Chasing the Nickel Plate Road down the former Nickel Plate line. Today's NS 272 was lead by the NKP heritage unit this Easter Sunday. The crew has just made it through the town of New Haven as the... (more)

The sun is just coming up in New Haven, Indiana and NS 7312 leads a stack train westbound at Webster Road

In a scene that would normally read something like "765 leans into a curve...", I have to disclose that the opposite is happening here, as 765 is actually backing the auxuliary water car and tool ... (more)

765 has just begun her ferry move to the greater Cleveland, OH area and is picking up speed after crossing the Maumee River. The setting is nearly perfect for someone taking still photos: slow tra... (more)

Eastbound intermodal 218 has just flown by, and Nickel Plate 765 is entering home rails in preparation to shove to East Wayne Yard to get its train for the ferry move to Cleveland, OH.

Hotshot intermodal 218 passes by Nickel Plate 765 on the former Nickel Plate Road mainline east of Ft. Wayne, IN. Once the eastbound clears, 765 will get permission to open up onto home rails and ... (more)

Gotta start 'em young...my wife Christina introduces our youngest daughter, 1 year old Naomi, to the sights, sounds, and smells of big time steam railroading, up close and personal, with Nickel Pl... (more)

While the NKP 765 simmers outside the shop for all to enjoy, ex-US Army Davenport 44-Tonner 1231 prepares to depart with the Caboose Train, taking visitors on a trip around the FWRHS Property at t... (more)

My wife Christina introduces our daughters Kira and Naomi to the sights, sounds, and smells of big time steam railroading, up close and personal, with Nickel Plate Road "Berkshire" 765 a... (more)

Looking like an ALCO, the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's former US Army Davenport 44-Tonner 1231 leads a train of 2 NKP cabooses for a trip around the FWRHS Property. Although it may loo... (more)