Nickel Plate Road (NKP) steam locomotive 765 passes through the northern Indiana countryside during one of many runs on September 24th, 2022, on the Indiana Northeastern Railroad, between Angola and Palmer Lake, Indiana.Nickel Plate Road (NKP) steam locomotive 765 backs up through the northern Indiana countryside during one of many runs on September 24th, 2022, on the Indiana Northeastern Railroad, between Angola and Pleasant Lake, Indiana.
It was pulling the American History Train between the two cities during the annual American History Days Festival. It took guests back to the 1940s for a living history experience at Pleasant Lake from Angola. The passengers then got a 45-minute layover at Pleasant Lake where they visited with WWII reenactors, listened to live music and much more.
According to Wikipedia: Nickel Plate Road 765 is a class “S-2” 2-8-4 “Berkshire” type steam locomotive built for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the “Nickel Plate Road”.
No. 765 continues to operate in mainline excursion service and is owned and maintained by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and was also added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1996.
Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600mm @ 150mm, f/5, 1/1000, ISO 200.