Up the hill and around the next curve from West Lafayette is an uncluttered location known to the Nickel Plate as Summit. Despite its Dame, it is not at the top of the grade out of Lafayette; it is merely where the maximum rate of ascent of 55 feet…
With her classic profile outlined against a bright spring sky, J-1 no. 5403 wheels the eight-car 'Riley' smartly up the hill at West Lafayette. The observation-lounge car is just coming off the curve which winds past the Lafayette depot and across…