National Train Day
May 10, 2014
Celebrating Nickel Plate Railroad no. 765
Celebrating Nickel Plate Railroad no. 765
Photos by Debra K Gutierrez
One of the last surviving steam locomotives in the world: Nickel Plate Road no. 765 At State Street in Hammond, Indiana on May 10, 2014 |
Built in 1944. (Major overhaul in 2005) |
Classified as an S-2 Berkshire-type steam locomotive. Listed as no. 96001010 on the National Register of Historic Places. |
NPR no. 765 operates as public exhibition and passenger excursion train service. |
First Baptist Church of Hammond's Parking Garage in background. |