Old Steamer 765

This was taken on the Norfolk-Southern Rail line between Buffalo NY and Corning NY when the Nickel Plate765 made two tourist runs in late July 2015.... more

by Jim Lepard

Title

Old Steamer 765

Artist

Jim Lepard

Medium

Photograph

Description

This was taken on the Norfolk-Southern Rail line between Buffalo NY and Corning NY when the Nickel Plate765 made two tourist runs in late July 2015. The Nickel Plate Road no. 765 is a 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built for the Nickel Plate Road in 1944 by the Lima Locomotive Works. in Lima, Ohio. Classified as a "S-2" class Berkshire, the locomotive operated fast, heavy freight and passenger trains until retirement in 1958. Pere Marquette 1225 is also a Lima built Berkshire very similar in appearance and specifications to 765.

Following a restoration in 1979 and after a major overhaul in 2005, 765 operates in public exhibition and passenger excursion train service. It is owned and maintained by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Inc. and listed as no. 96001010 on the National Register of Historic Places.

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September 18th, 2015