NICKEL PLATE 759 & THE LAST N&W POCAHONTAS England 1961-1976 with second generation blue

1961-1976 with second generation blue and grey Alco's and GE's

Once an innovation

then on to Truckee on rails once covered almost completely by snow sheds

freight can be seen polishing the rails through such towns as Mountainair

Features BNSF action on former Santa Fe rails between Crozier Canyon

NICKEL PLATE 759 & THE LAST N&W POCAHONTAS England 1961-1976 with second generation blueIN STOCK AND SHIPPING Follow Nickel Plate Berkshire 759 from Hagerstown, Md toward Roanoke on Norfolk and Western's Shenandoah Valley Line as it pulled a freight with many run by, servicing at Shenandoah and action filled pacing sequences on April 24, 1971. Then, on May 1, 1971, chase the 759 east from Roanoke as she pulled the final run of N&W's "Pocahontas" at the request of N&W. On that day Amtrak began running most of America's passenger trains