Late July and early August 2012. For the first time since 1993, Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's Lima Berkshire 2-8-4 Nickel Plate Road steam locomotive number 765 returned to the mountain state of West Virginia to pull Norfolk Southern employee appreciation excursions on the former N&W rails of the Pocahontas Division. From 1986 to 1993, 765 was the power for Collis P. Huntington's yearly New River Train and during it's final year on the New River Train, 765 was dressed as C&O Kanawha 2765 as the NRT operates on former C&O tracks. The last steam engine to operate on a mainline excursion in West Virginia was MILW 261 on the New River Train in 1994.
On July 31, 2012, 765 is seen crossing the massive N&W bridge as it crosses the border from Ohio into WV across the Ohio River and enters the mountain state for the first time in nearly 20 years. Then on August 3, 765 is seen pulling employee appreciation excursions around the Williamson area.
A big thank you to Norfolk Southern for allowing steam engines to run on the high iron again and for bringing back 765 to WV. My hope is that this year's steam excursions and beyond will be successful no matter what.
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