Nickel Plate Road 2-8-2 587 leads the 1989 Independence Limited. Filmed by Berkshire Productions. | Dynamo Productions

From the Berkshire Productions program “Nickel Plate Road 587.” Available at https://yardgoatimages.com/store/Nickel-Plate-Road-587-YGI-Classics-p466159132 | Dynamo Productions

Yesterday we talked about C&O 2716 and her short time in excursion service on the Southern Railway due to firebox problems. When she went out of service, there was still a schedule to keep so the Southern went looking for another locomotive to fill the void. The search ended in Fort Wayne, Indiana with Nickel Plate Road 765. The 765 is a class "S-2" 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road", in 19

Nickel Plate Road 2-8-2 587 leads Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 611 on the 1989 Independence Limited. Available on DVD and Blu-ray at https://yardgoatimages.com/Independence-Limited-89-YGI-Classics-p422138780 | Dynamo Productions

Nickel Plate Road's famous steam locomotives, Mikado No. 587 and Berkshire No. 765 doublehead with the "Independence Limited" on the last leg of the journey to the 1993 NRHS Convention in Chicago. From the Pentrex show "Steam to Chicago" https://rfd.video/S2Chicago | Steam Giants