Ride along with us and retired 765 engineer, Rich Melvin as we going Steaming Along the Line with Nickel Plate Road 765! We'll hear about Rich's history of operating the 765 (good and bad!) as well as some never seen before footage provided by Rich!

Listen on Spotify: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/AwqY3NWBKJb

Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/D4Gy8OpYjPQ?si=_DD7pG84enCONx3q

Well, it IS the 50th anniversary of Melvin promising he would run us to Chicago...

Thank you for the video. It is very interesting to hear Mr. Melvin's hands-on experiences. He also tells us about the mis-steps and learning experiences, which are very important to hear.

Yes, very interesting to watch and my good friend Rich Melvin can be very proud of his accomplishments behind the 765's throttle.

I can also share that the NRHS New Jersey fiasco he spoke to was so bad that it very nearly killed our chances of doing the 614 Port Jervis trips. Had we not had the strong backing of some key members of the legislature the senior mgt. at NJ Transit would have vetoed it for sure. That's how bad a taste was left in their mouths by the 1988 disaster.

The Exec. Director of NJT came up to me on the platform in Hoboken when we arrived 6 minutes ahead of schedule on the first 1996 trip and said " thank goodness your team are professionals".

Onward & upward. Ross Rowland