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Author:  SteamFan#22 [ Fri Oct 07, 2022 2:13 am ]
Post subject:  Consists of three separate outings for NKP 765
I have another thread about the passengers cars of excursion consists, this one primarily concering the Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 #765:

- 765's inaugural excursions on the TP&W in May, 1980.
- the Independence Limited from Bellevue, OH to Muncie, IN in July, 1980
- the New River Trains between Huntington and Hinton, WV in October 1993, when 765 was disguised as "C&O 2765"

Similar to my previous thread, I'd anyone has any information on all of the passenger cars that made up each individual consist: car #/owner/car name, I'd greatly appreciate it.

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Author:  PaulWWoodring [ Fri Oct 07, 2022 5:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Consists of three separate outings for NKP 765
Well, for sure both of Dave Corbett's matching lounge cars, Chessie Club and Eagle Canon were on the '93 trains. '91 had about 10 ex-Santa Fe stainless coaches from Indiana that might have been part of the '93 train. Possibly my friend Jim Bacon's ex-IC coach ACYX 721 was there as well, it was a regular part of the consist in that era (he and former his business partner no longer own it). There was an ex-UP dome that also was a regular part of the consist.
Author:  SteamFan#22 [ Fri Oct 07, 2022 12:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Consists of three separate outings for NKP 765
Interesting information, and from what I gathered on a video of one of the New River trips, the consist was as follows:

FWRH 701
CSX 315 "Indiana"
T&P 461?
NYC 2933
FWRH? 711
FWRH? 713
RPCX 4404
RPCX 4401
RPCX 4585
RPCX 103 "Robert S. Bixler"
ATAX 357?
CPC 3850 "C&B Marshall"
B&O 5503 "La Paz"
ORHC? 5417 "Frank L. Kerr"
WATX 500 "Clinchfield"
CAGY 3 "John H. Hough Jr."
ACL/SAL 656?
PRR 8404 "Catalpa Falls"
NYC 10628 "Laurel Stream"
ACL 257
PPCX 800236 "Pine Tree State"
PVTC 101
PSCI 800131 "Chouteau Club"
RPCX 800152 "Cuivre River"
RPCX 3378 "Calumet Club"
PPCX 800203 "Moonlight Dome"
VIRX 200 "Roanoke"
WATX 400 "Tennesseean"
SAL 6106 "New River Gorge"
HODX 2202
PPCX 800073 "Dover Harbor"
UP 7003
CAGY 1 "King Cotton"

If anyone can verify any additional cars besides the one already mentioned that were either added or took the place of any of these cars, feel free to reply.
Author:  SteamFan#22 [ Thu Oct 13, 2022 4:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Consists of three separate outings for NKP 765
(Following this will be two additional pictures of the 1980 Independence Limited returning from the NRHS Convention in Toronto.)

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Author:  SteamFan#22 [ Thu Oct 13, 2022 4:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Consists of three separate outings for NKP 765
(Image #2)

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Author:  SteamFan#22 [ Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Consists of three separate outings for NKP 765
(Image #3. Again, if the passenger cars can be identified, or someone has any information on the passenger cars in the consist, along with the cars added with NKP 765, please reply below.)

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Author:  SteamFan#22 [ Wed Oct 19, 2022 9:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Consists of three separate outings for NKP 765
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=afDNZt_vt4s

Here is a link to a video showing one of 765's inaugural excursions over the TP&W. This may help in identifying the passenger cars. The full train shot starts at 53:13.
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