Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1918, Nickel
Plate Road ROAD 587 returns to service in this professionally produced
hour long video.Originally built for the Lake Erie & Western Railway as
number 5541, she is a classic USRA Mikado. The loco was renumbered to
587 when the LE&W was merged into the Nickel Plate in 1922. The 587 was
taken out of service and retired in 1955. She was donated to the city of
Indianapolis, Indiana and was placed on display in Broad Ripple
Park.Here she sat until 1983, when a group of concerned citizens formed
the “Friends of the 587” committee. They removed the locomotive from the
park and began a 5-year restoration returning the 587 to service in the
fall of 1988.In this video you'll follow her journey from restoration
to her test runs, from rechristening to her inaugural passenger
excursions. You'll even be on hand for the climb through Unionville
Tunnel and her crossing of Shuffle Creek Trestle and the Tulip
Trestle.