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Van Swearingen (C&O, NKP, PM) Berkshires (2-8-4)
The Van Swearingen Brothers standarized freight power for their railroads with nearly identical 2-8-4 Berkshires. Two of these engines are still in excursion service.
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Photo ID: 654970

Turning back the clock is a FWRHS photo freight with NKP 765 pulling the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum's vintage freight cars over the Kankakee River.

Railroad: Untitled
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: English Lake, Indiana, USA
Locomotive #: NKP 765
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 01, 2011


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By: John E. Troxler

Added: Apr 15, 2018

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Photo ID: 642255

#765 heads south on the former Lackawanna mainline past a crowd of onlookers in Gouldsboro

Railroad: Nickel Plate Road
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NKP 765
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 07, 2015


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By: Ronnie Schnepf

Added: Dec 25, 2017

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Photo ID: 640770

Former Chesapeake & Ohio Kanawha 2716 looks just fine as it wheels a southbound excursion over the Rapidan River at Rapidan, Virginia. Unfortunately, this is one of its last runs before a cracked ... (more)

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Rapidan, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: SOU 2716
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 24, 1982


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By: Doug Lilly

Added: Dec 11, 2017

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Photo ID: 640695

The only 2-8-4 ever to appear on the Southern Railway’s roster, former C&O 2716, approaches the U.S. 15 underpass near Culpeper, Virginia with a 16 car excursion.

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Cupleper, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: SOU 2716
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 17, 1982


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By: Doug Lilly

Added: Dec 11, 2017

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Photo ID: 640643

Chesapeake & Ohio Kanawha 2716, currently being restored to operable status at the Kentucky Railway Museum, has been targeted for excursion service three times previously. In 1979, the Clinchfield... (more)

Railroad: Southern Railway
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Nokesville, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: SOU 2716
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 17, 1982


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By: Doug Lilly

Added: Dec 11, 2017

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Photo ID: 621688

Readying the Rocket! The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's former Nickel Plate Railroad Berkshire 765 (2-8-4) has a full tender and is ready to roll for a full day of live mainline steam on... (more)

Railroad: Nickel Plate Road
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Joliet, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: NKP 765
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 17, 2017


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By: Marc Glucksman/River Rail Photo

Added: Jul 01, 2017

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Photo ID: 599998

The eastbound 1986 New River Train takes a pause at Montgomery, West Virginia. Nickel Plate 765 simmers while the local fire department fills its tank.

Railroad: Nickel Plate Road
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Montgomery, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: NKP 765
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 11, 1986


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By: Doug Lilly

Added: Dec 20, 2016

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Photo ID: 589986

A father and son look up at a living time machine, NKP #767 (nee-#765), as it passes by Indigo Lake, Ohio.

Railroad: Nickel Plate Road
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA
Locomotive #: NKP 767
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 17, 2016


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By: Cory Claxon - CoryClaxon.com

Added: Sep 21, 2016

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Photo ID: 582975

As part of the Hamburg, Michigan Family Fun Fest summer festival, the Steam Railroading Institute in cooperation with the Great Lakes Central offered "push-pull" steam train rides during... (more)

Railroad: Pere Marquette
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Hamburg, Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: PM 1225
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 18, 2016


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By: Dennis Kennedy

Added: Jul 17, 2016

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Photo ID: 580242

Railroad: Nickel Plate Road
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NKP 765
Train ID: NS 958
Photo Date: August 13, 2012


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By: BNSF ES44DC

Added: Jun 17, 2016

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Photo ID: 573848

Nickel Plate S-2 2-8-4 765 is ready to leave Toccoa and return to Atlanta on Halloween Sunday. The Fort Wayne Historical Society Berkshire had been leased by NS to fill in for the ailing ex-C&O 27... (more)

Railroad: Nickel Plate Road
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Toccoa, Georgia, USA
Locomotive #: NKP 765
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 31, 1982


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By: Bob Krone

Added: Apr 21, 2016

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Photo ID: 572405

Railroad: Nickel Plate Road
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Mapleton, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NKP 765
Train ID: NS 061
Photo Date: May 25, 2013


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By: BNSF ES44DC

Added: Apr 08, 2016

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Photo ID: 560233

The doubleheaded 765 and 1225 negotiate the crossovers at Milton, on their way to Hinton during the 1991 NRHS Convention. The fans in the open-window coaches are getting an earful.

Railroad: Nickel Plate Road
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Milton, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: NKP 765
Train ID: Convention Special
Photo Date: August 10, 1991


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By: Bob Kise

Added: Dec 30, 2015

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Photo ID: 556651

Spectators gather at Bowmanstown, PA to catch the arrival of Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's 2-8-4 Nickel Plate #765. A crewman with a neon safety vest leans out the vestibule to greet t... (more)

Railroad: Nickel Plate Road
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: NKP 765
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 23, 2015


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By: Mitch Goldman

Added: Nov 30, 2015

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Photo ID: 556630

NKP 765 gets its train underway after departing the boarding area in Youngstown, OH on its way to Ashtabula. The train is seen passing through the small town of Hubbard, OH where it will enter a w... (more)

Railroad: Nickel Plate Road
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Hubbard, Ohio, USA
Locomotive #: NKP 765
Train ID: NS 958
Photo Date: July 26, 2015


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By: Jacob Kempf

Added: Nov 30, 2015

Views: 2,815
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