After blasting through the community of Atkinson, NKP 765 charges east at 45MPH with a private varnish train in tow.

After a heavy storm rolled through NKP 765 rests in the yard at Rock Island Illinois durning Train Festival 2011. The storm brought much needed rain to the area and made for neat photographs.

Not to often you see a blonde engineer, especially on the 765. Well it happened on this clear night in Rock Island.

NKP 765 heads back to Rock Island as people pace it along U.S. 6.

NKP 765 has successfully arrived into the Quad Cities after traversing the former Rock Island from Bureau.

NKP 765 West knocks down Atkinson with the Bureau Express.

NKp 765 gets some attention from a crew member at Trainfest 2011.

On borrowed time. The ultimate, and last generation of main line steam crosses a quiet Michigan farm, one early morning in 1957. Built just 13 years earlier, Nickel Plate's Berkshire #765... (more)

NKP #765 rolls east with a vintage train on the former C&O mainline outisde of LaCrosse, Indiana on a photo charter sponsored by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and the Hoosier Valley R... (more)

The 765 gets some attn as the marker light bulb on the engineer's side is changed.

Making a station stop at North Judson, rather lonely it seems.

Fire, rain and lightning... While waiting to board, the skies opened up, a precursor to the day. It was unfortunately, my only lightning shot of the day. (30 sec, f2.8, ISO 200)

The sunset silhouettes the grain bins and conveyors in rural farm country as the 765 pulls her train westbound.

A fitting end to the last day of the HTP charter was the final runbys near the crossing at King Road. A dramatic sky matched with a golden sunset really made those last shots memorable. Very nice ... (more)

NKP 765 Charges into Carland for a quick service stop before continuing its night time journey across Michigan.