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         Nickel Plate #765_
  • BUILD DATE: 1944
  • MANUFACTURER: LIMA LOCOMOTIVE WORKS
  • BUILDERS NUMBER: 8673
  • CONFIGURATION: 2-8-4 "BERKSHIRE"
  • LOCOMOTIVE WEIGHT: 440,800 LBS.
  • DRIVER SIZE: 69"
  • VALVE GEAR: BAKER
  • TRACTIVE EFFORT: 64,135 
  • BOILER PRESSURE: 245 PSI
  • FUEL: COAL
  • DELIVERED NEW TO:NEW YORK, CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS
  • ROAD NUMBERS CARRIED: NY&ST.L #765
  • ​CURRENT OWNER: FT WAYNE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY 
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NICKEL PLATE #765 - A coal burning steam locomotive built for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad.
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 - 
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