Nickel Plate Road 765 - The Joliet Rocket 2018!

9/16/2018 - Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's 2nd Annual Joliet Rocket excursions returned to the Metra Rock Island Line this weekend! Of course, it wouldn't be complete without the star of the show: Nickel Plate Road #765! Sit back and enjoy Fort Wayne's time machine run between Joliet and Chicago with the 2018 Joliet Rocket!

Roster:
1. (Inbound Leader) NKP 2-8-4 Steam (Berkshire) #765
2. (Outbound Leader) METX MP36PH-3S #410

Time-stamps:
(0:12) - NKP 765 leads the first inbound under the Rock Island searchlights at Robbins, Illinois

(1:57) - METX 410 leads outbound just outside Joliet, Illinois

(3:13) - NKP 765 charging inbound at New Lenox, Illinois

(4:32) - METX 410 leads the last passenger move of the weekend through the New Lenox station

(6:12) - NKP 765 deadheads inbound at New Lenox


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