The photo (by Journal Photographer Terry Thomas) of old Nickel Plate Engine 759 crossing the Black River railroad bridge appeared in the Lorain Journal on November 12, 1968.
The caption notes that Engine 759 was built in 1944 and passed through Lorain many times before being retired in 1958. The caption also mentions that the train “may be used as one of the engines celebrating the centennial of driving the Golden Spike at Promontory Point, Utah, the occasion in the 19th century when this nation’s east and west were first tied by rail.”
Engine 759 was indeed used in that celebration. The steam locomotive even has its own Wiki page, which reveals that it was built in Lima, Ohio. It is currently on display at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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I got to see Engine 759 again when it passed through Wayne County in 1969, on its way west.
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