Nickel plate 765, fresh from a 12year restoration by the fort wayne indiana railroad historical society, appeared last summer at train festival 2009 alongside sister pere marquette 1225 the prototype for the locomotive in the movie polar express. I road the 765 this past summer from rocky river to bellevue, ohio and recreated that consist in this. Nickel plate 765 operated by the fort wayne railroad historical society, inc is also a lima built berkshire very similar in appearance and specifications to the pere marquette engines. Blasting by in full stride in the flat lands of western ohio on one of her first excursion trips, nickel plate road berkshire no. This 11 oz mug features a beautiful image of the famous 765 in all her glory. The 765s june 12th excursion was the first by a steam locomotive over portions of the route since 1953.
Next we watch 765 on a oneway trip to cincinnati from huntington, which includes some nice sidebyside pacing shots from the car in good afternoon light. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. It is currently owned by the fort wayne railroad historical society. It was built in august 1944 by the lima locomotive works in lima, ohio, as the ninth engine of its class. Bachmann berkshire nickel plate road 765 with sound ho. Nickel plate 765 is on the move to ohio trains magazine. Classified as a s2 class berkshire, the locomotive operated fast, heavy freight and passenger trains until retirement in 1958. Six of the nickel plate engines and two pere marquette berks have survived into preservation. In this program, youll enjoy seeing 765 pull a variety of mainline trips in the midwest and northeast. Follow the 284 as it pulled off its first excursion from bellevue to fort wayne and into westward illinois. Steam is coming back to wisconsin later this month, with former nickel plate road 284 no. Nickel plate 765 passing through huntingdon, pennsylvania.
In the winter of december 1st, 1979, three months after its restoration success, nickel plate engine no. The varsity originally ran between chicago and madison, wisconsin until 1971. Nickel plate road 765 was operating on metras milwaukee north line. Nickel plate 765, a 284 berkshire steam locomotive built in 1944 and restored in 1979, pulls norfolk southerns 30th anniversary special train west on the railroads pittsburgh line after a. Created by the lima locomotive company, berkshires were among the last great steam locomotive designs and were dubbed the original superpowers. Nickel plate road 765 album in 2005 bills railroad page. This very engine was used to haul coal over the steep grades of the allegheny mountains. Amtrak tickets were then purchased between santa ana and chicago. I would then take metra to hanover park and meet dave late thursday afternoon. No engine sounds louder than 765 as it starts a 29 coach train from st. L, was a railroad that operated in the midcentral united states. Nickel plate legacy scale berkshire 284 steam locomotive.
Train simulators steam workshop scenarios are free and easy to download, adding many more hours of. Nickel plate 765 returns to metra rock island tracks metra. In the digital age, theres probably an app for that, but in the jurassic age, you had to remember to use your pole filter. Quicktime player is required for playing the videos. A large number of the these locomotives went to the nickel plate road, which had a berkshire fleet that eventually totaled 112. Nickel plate road 765 is a 284 berkshire type steam locomotive built for the new york. The nickel plate road divided the limabuilt berks into three classes. For those that wish to bypass cresco, head to devils hole via the namesake road. Regarded as one of the finest steam locomotive designs of all time, the berkshires built by the lima locomotive works for the various van sweringanowned railroads remain a symbol of the pinacle of steam locomotive engineering. Dream for nickel plate road 765s home starts to become. Dave smetko asked me if i wanted to ride behind nickel plate 765 on july 25, 2015 from youngstown to ashtabula, ohio and i said yes. As the 765 headed home over metras milwaukee district north line, it reached speeds of over 70mph. Louis railroad company, commonly known as the nickel plate road nkp.
Nickel plate locomotive roster railroad picture archives. Mth nickel plate road 765 sound dubs o gauge railroading. The society is one of the oldest railroad historical organizations in the country, and today has over 800 members including authors, historians, photographers, railroad employees and officials. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. The nickel plate road is wellknown for their famous, restored 284 steamer that is still in operation today involved in current excursion events and public display. The fantastic s2 class berkshire is a wonderful us steam locomotive and now available for train simulator in two preserved representations of these stunning models. I just thought i would share this video i made of my mth nickel plate road 765 with sound dubs from the 765 in real life.
Travel with nickel plate 765 as it leads a small train from ohio to west virginia. Browse through our impressive selection of porn videos in. Running in both freight and passenger service, it was retired with all other nkp steam in 1958 and later was put on display in fort wayne. It is a high powered fast freight locomotive that carried perishables between chicago and buffalo, new york 763 was retired from service on the nkp and is currently awaiting restoration at the age of steam roundhouse. Louis railroad, which was better known by its nickname, the nickel plate road. Nickel plate 765 trackside travels hd 1080p youtube. In this program, you ll enjoy seeing 765 pull a variety of mainline trips in the midwest and northeast. It was one of famous class of steam locomotives called the berkshire. Any illegal reproduction of this video and its content is strictly prohibited. No other sex tube is more popular and features more nickel scenes than pornhub.
Here are some images from the stop just over the canyon. Nickel plate 765 autumn spectacular train video depot. Pere marquette 1225 locomotive highres stock photo. Two nickel plate locomotives are out in two years 1987 1988. Although the fabulous 284 had its share of disappointments in 1989 but this trip looks great. The one in indianapolis is virtually a twin to the one in hammond, he said. The new york, chicago and st louis railroad, popularly known as the nickel plate road, is famous for its powerful and beautiful berkshire locomotives, so called due to. In 1963, engine 765 was donated to the city of fort wayne because it was the engine that officially opened the elevation of the nickel plate. Nickel plate 765 ambassador of steam dvd train video depot. See more ideas about train, locomotive and steam locomotive. Updates on historic nickel plate road steam locomotive no. Youll see dozens of runbys plus some smooth, sidebyside pacing scenes at 65 mph. On the reverse is an image used on the nkps stock certificates. Louis railroad, commonly referred to as the nickel plate road, in 1944 by the lima locomotive works in lima, ohio.
On august 4, 2015, we captured worldfamous steam locomotive nickel plate road 765 over the mighty tunkhannock viaduct on its way to steam town for a series of excursions over the delaware lackawanna. Nkp 284 class s2 765 at secor, illinois on may 11, 1980, kodachrome by chuck zeiler. Nickel plate 765 autumn spectacular greg scholl video. Model railroader is the worlds largest magazine on model trains and model railroad layouts. In a little less than 2 miles, make a right turn onto devils hole road. Nickel plate 765s appearance in michigan during 2009 has spawned renewed interest in this 284 steam locomotive. See her make a round trip on former wabash rails between fort wayne and lafayette, indiana.
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