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Pere Marquette 1225 makes its way toward Ashley on a ferry move to Mt Pleasant for the Cadillac Limited

NKP 514 and 759 wait for a call to action on the turntable leads

NKP 759 makes a staged entrance on the Steamtown turntable, with NKP 190 and 514 looking on from the stalls.

Nickel Plate Road PA 190 and Berkshire 759 sit on display at the turntable lead prior to Railfest and the NKP Power & Prestige shoot.

The first photo I ever took that really told me I had a shot at being a photographer was this one. By sheer luck, a vintage car was posed next to the tracks in Rosebush, Michigan as Pere Marquette #1225 made its way north with a Cadillac Limited excursion on the Great Lakes Central's ex. Ann Arbor mainline. This was probably around 2014 or 2015 if I had to guess?

Nickel Plate Road 765 getting prepared for the journey to Jonesville, Michigan at sunrise.

NKP 765 whistling thru Montgomery, Michigan heading for Ray, IN smoking it up with Aaron Sholley on the throttle.

1225 doing throttle sessions in Owosso, MI passing by a vintage military motorcycle.

NKP 765 slowly passes through Peninsula

NKP 759 sits at Steamtown on display

Nickel Plate Road 765 makes a dead head move towards Akron OH for another round of trips for the Steam in the Valley event

NKP 765 is moving up to her station stop for the annual Steam in the Valley event at the Cuyahoga Valley Railroad

With an on time departure of 3:00pm from Angola, Indiana, NKP 765 begins its journey back to Hillsdale with a fall colors excursion in tow. After crossing County Road 400 N in Fremont, the train enters a spectacular tree tunnel of green and yellow foliage.

Nickel Plate Road 765 rolls through southern Michigan, on the final leg of her return run on the Fall Colors Train, as the leaves are just beginning to change color.

Nickel Plate Road 765, a 2-8-4, S-2 "Berkshire" steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1944, is seen here passing the Indiana/Michigan state border. It is seen passing the Indiana/Michigan state border in Ray, MI. The 765 is pulling the Indiana Rail Experience’s "Fall Colors Train", hosted by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and the Indiana Northeastern Railroad. As said, directly from the IRE’s website, "Named Indiana’s 'Best New Experience' by the Indiana Tourism Association, the Indiana Rail Experience offers a variety of trips and events including hour-long rides, themed event trains, and all-day excursions aboard our historic passenger trains."

Passing by at the time, the new crossing in Fremont, it was closed at the time. This was a nice chase. And with no high sun.

After turning on the Wye Track at CP Wood, the 765 and train are starting back to Conway with another employee excursion. Those were the good days...

Nickel Plate Road Berkshire #765 chugs under the Fox Lake Road overpass in Angola, returning from a short run for the Ice Cream Train as part of the Indiana Rail Experience

Nickel Plate Road S-2 Berkshire #765 Does a photo runby at Steam in the Valley 2022.

NKP 765 slowly chugs by the old Lake Shore & Michigan Southern depot inn the quiet village of Montgomery on the fall Tri-State Excursion during the Indiana Rail Experience on the Indiana Northeastern Railroad.