Mar 7, 2025 · Built in December of 1948, “Nickel Plate 190” (NKP 190) started life as Santa Fe no. 62L, one of twenty-eight such A-units ordered by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe from Alco’s Schenectady, N.Y., plant.

Nickel Plate Road 190 at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center. This unit was later moved to Scranton, Pennsylvania in 2023. Five PA units and one converted PB unit survive. One surviving unit, #600, is from the order of three broad gauge units sold to …

Oct 16, 2024 · Nickel Plate Road PA-1 #190 is a replica of the railroad's original, which was scrapped long ago. However, thanks to the efforts of Doyle McCormack this fabled locomotive was brought back to life during a 21-year rebuild (2002-2023).

Nickel Plate Road No. 190 is a PA-1 type diesel locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in December 1948, originally for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) and then later to the Delaware & Hudson Railroad (D&H) …

Feb 21, 2025 · Today, Doyle McCormack has successful restored former Santa Fe PA-1 #62-L into Nickel Plate Road #190. The locomotive he lovingly brought back to life has since been sold (March, 2023) to Genesee Valley Transportation of Pennsylvania, which plans to use the locomotive in excursion service.

The Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad has acquired Alco PA “Nickel Plate 190,” the lifelong restoration project of Doyle McCormack. The classic Alco passenger cab locomotive is now in Scranton, Pa., presently displayed in Steamtown.

May 16, 2023 · SCRANTON, Pa. — Genesee Valley Transportation’s historic American Locomotive Co. PA-model “Nickel Plate Road 190” locomotive will be temporarily displayed at Steamtown National Historic Site after its long-anticipated arrival from the West Coast, according to GVT President Michael D. Thomas.

Oct 16, 2024 · Nickel Plate Road PA-1's, led by #190, have the "Nickel Plate Limited" (Chicago - Buffalo) at Hammond, Indiana on April 1, 1956. The lead locomotive was scrapped long ago.

Streamlined cab units from all over the country line up for photos in front of the old Southern Railway roundhouse. What a wonderful sight. NKP 190 and other streamliners at the roundhouse. UP E9A 949, takes a spin on the turntable in Spencer while …

Nickel Plate Road #190 is a preserved ALCO PA diesel locomotive, currently undergoing restoration at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center.