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Nickel Plate #765_
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NICKEL PLATE #765 - A coal burning steam locomotive built for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad.
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The #765 was delivered new to the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad - the "Nickel Plate Road" - in 1944.
The #765 was retired from revenue service in 1958.
The #765 was on display in Fort Wayne Indiana as #767 from 1963 until 1974.
The #765 appeared as "Chesapeake & Ohio #2765" when it operated on the New River Trains from 1993-1995.
Nickel Plate Road #765 is owned by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in Indiana.
For more information ---> fortwaynerailroad.org/
I've been able to see and ride behind the Nickel Plate #765 at several events over the years including -
Train Festival 2011 in Rock Island, Illinois.
Steam in the Valley 2011 at the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in Ohio.
Steam Train Expo 2014 in Owosso, Michigan where #765 was able to operate alongside fellow Berkshire #1225.
Horsheshoe Curve Special 2013 where I was able to ride behind #765 as she negotiated the world famous Horseshoe Curve.
Joliet Rocket 2017 where I got to photograph #765 at true mainline speeds on the Metra line between Joliet and Chicago.
Some of my photos and videos below -
The #765 was retired from revenue service in 1958.
The #765 was on display in Fort Wayne Indiana as #767 from 1963 until 1974.
The #765 appeared as "Chesapeake & Ohio #2765" when it operated on the New River Trains from 1993-1995.
Nickel Plate Road #765 is owned by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in Indiana.
For more information ---> fortwaynerailroad.org/
I've been able to see and ride behind the Nickel Plate #765 at several events over the years including -
Train Festival 2011 in Rock Island, Illinois.
Steam in the Valley 2011 at the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in Ohio.
Steam Train Expo 2014 in Owosso, Michigan where #765 was able to operate alongside fellow Berkshire #1225.
Horsheshoe Curve Special 2013 where I was able to ride behind #765 as she negotiated the world famous Horseshoe Curve.
Joliet Rocket 2017 where I got to photograph #765 at true mainline speeds on the Metra line between Joliet and Chicago.
Some of my photos and videos below -
