Mike Ondecker and I caught NKP 765 heading west over the N&W (Ex-AC&Y) River Styx trestle in River Styx, Ohio on June 25, 1983. As we were both much younger then, we scrambled up …

Both the NKP 700s and ex-W&LE 800s were in use side-by-side on the W&LE District of the NKP, so the steam men knew first-hand what they were talking about. Steam ended on NKP's …

Re: NKP 765 at 74 mph. Author: co614 I don't have all the grade numbers but I can report that the 614 with a 24 car train ( about 1900 trailing tons including the 25,000 gal.

Other than the 779 at the 1949 Chicago RR Fair, John Rehor's NKP Story records the Mars lights being installed on all of the NKP berks in 1950-51. Therefore the 765 ran half her life with the …

> however I have seen and ridden behind the NKP > 765. My guess is that the 765 is a more modern > steam engine that was originally built in > September 1944 whereas the 3751 dates …

It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of my good friend Tom Stephens of Arcanum, OH. Tom was 86. Tom contributed in no small way to my detail knowledge about steam, …

Yes, the regular whistle on the 765 - mounted on the steam dome with a shroud - fireman's side- is from the first NKP 700. It is all brass/bronze, unlike the S-2 whistles which are brass on the …

Turn up your volume and listen to the audio of Rich Melvins voice, the Chug & the spot on Nathan 6 chime train whistle that Lionel actually recorded from the real 765. Here is must see video I …

Here are the first two views of NKP 765 processed into black and white. They are from September 9, 2010. Both are from unknown locations on the W&LE when NKP 765 was making its …

> Program", it would seem highly unlikely that NKP > 765 would deadhead all that distance for > excursions. Its definitely not in 765's backyard and the steam program is over, but NS still …