Fox news reporting this morning that Nickel Plate Road 765 operated by The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and PERE MARQUETTE #1225 operated by The Steam Railroading Institute of Michigan have been disappeared along with select crew members. Both organizations were contacted by local fox affiliates and nether one has answered inquires.. Bill Otter, President The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society has also refused to provide comment. Local law officials when contacted, have also refused to comment along with the FBI.
Fox news has also learned from unnamed sources with in The Department of Homeland Security, that Two Berkshire type locomotives were seen passing thru Winterton heading north overnight. Sources also reported that a Norfolk and Western coal train was also was seen heading north previous day from Winterton along with another train seen departing north with tank cars with HAZMAT markings after arriving from the east coast the previous day.. Norfolk and Southern media affairs was also contacted and denied the existence of this train or Winterton.
The Town of Winterton is rumored to be somewhere south of the North pole and major rail hub, but at this time Fox News was unable to confirm its existence or find its location on a map.
The Steam Railroading Institute, is dedicated to educating the public about steam-era railroad technology, is the product of the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation Inc. For many years, the MSTRP centered on a single steam locomotive, former Pere Marquette Railway No. 1225.
The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Inc. (FWRHS) is an award-winning, 501(c)3 non-profit corporation founded in 1972. The FWRHS has over 800 members, 100 volunteers, and nine board of directors. Throughout the year, it hosts and administers passenger train excursions, private charters, public exhibitions and education outreach activities with restored Nickel Plate Road steam locomotive no. 765 and a variety of other vintage railroad equipment throughout the Midwest. The first non-profit of its kind to successfully restore and operate a steam locomotive, the railroad historical society holds regular work sessions and open houses at its restoration facility in New Haven, Indiana during the year