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Capturing the magic of trains big and small.
BNSF action at Elkhart, IN with a friendly horn show from SD70ACe No. 9288
9-15-26
Current mood - blow off all the steam.
Nickel Plate Road No. 765 blowing out the cylinders as part of its morning start up routine on September 7, 2026.
This is what an 82-year-old steam locomotive, Nickel Plate Road No. 765, sounds like hauling serious tonnage all by itself. The diesels you see were just along for the ride.
09/28/2026
09/28/2026
3,200 Trailing Tons
Nickel Plate Road No. 765 hauling 85 Norfolk Southern grain hoppers and three diesels along for the ride on the Indiana Northeastern Railroad.
9-7-26
09/25/2026
In the spirit of Cleveland’s newest song here’s the world’s largest operating steam locomotive running on the old Nickel Plate Road with Terminal Tower watching from downtown.
Union Pacific Railroad Big Boy No. 4014
Cleveland, Ohio
June 8, 2026
Waiting for New York Central 3001’s departure from Elkhart meant there was plenty of time to watch the regular train show through town. This is the westbound Lake Shore Limited with Amtrak No. 86 and No. 46 the Amtrak 50th Anniversary Unit.
9-15-26
09/23/2026
Notice Increased Train Traffic
That sign has never been more accurate.
New York Central 3001
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society
September 15, 2026
Norfolk Southern No. 1066 gently stopping with New York Central No. 3001 at Claypool, Indiana. Once stopped Fort Wayne Railroad’s volunteer crew went to work checking 3001’s bearings and applying another round of lubricants. Once that was all done it was only a matter of time before clearance was granted to continue on to Fort Wayne via the old Nickel Plate Road mainline.
9-15-26
09/22/2026
Service Stop in Claypool, IN
Claypool is where the old New York Central Marion Branch and the Nickel Plate Road mainline meets. Waiting for clearance onto the to NKP for Fort Wayne offered another opportunity for shooting the rods of New York Central No. 3001 with extra lubrication for the last leg of the Mohawk’s journey from Elkhart to the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society’s HQ in New Haven, IN. A truly memorable time in the chronicles of the American Locomotive Project.
9-15-26
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