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NKP 2-8-4 #764 - Nickel Plate Road |
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Beautiful example of one of the finest steam locomotives ever built in the US (IMHO) is this Lima Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshire #764. Built in September of 1944, this locomtoive served the Nickel Plate until being sold for scrap on October 30, 1961 to Purdy & Co. Specs - builder #8672, class S-2, 69" drivers, impressive 245 psi boiler pressure, 25x34" cylinders, engine weight of 428,500 lb, tractive effort of 64,135 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for this photo. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1960 Upload Date: 6/10/2019 6:19:15 AM |
| Location: |
Unknown, IN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
NKP 764(2-8-4) |
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344 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
NKP 2-8-4 #769 - Nickel Plate Road |
| Description: |
This beautiful 2-8-4 Berkshire built by Lima in September of 1944 sits in a storage/scrap line (probably Chicago or Calumet, IL) with sister #753 at an unknown locaiton after serving the Nickel Plate for nearly 16 years. It was sold for scrap on January 29, 1962 to Purdy & Co. Specs - builder #8672, class S-2, 69" drivers, impressive 245 psi boiler pressure, 25x34" cylinders, engine weight of 428,500 lb, tractive effort of 64,135 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for this photo. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1960 Upload Date: 6/10/2019 6:19:17 AM |
| Location: |
Calumet (subdivision), IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
NKP 769(2-8-4) |
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537 Comments: 2 |
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NKP 2-8-4 #759 - Nickel Plate Road |
| Description: |
This beautiful profile of the Lima 2-8-4 Berkshire was caught while the locomotive headed up the "Golden Spike Limited" on its return trip back to Steamtown after visiting Promontory, Utah for the "Driving of the Golden Spike Ceremony" in 1969. After faithfully serving the Nickel Plate Road, the locomotive was mercifully sold for scrap to F. Nelson Blount on October 16, 1962 who preserved it at Steamtown National Historic Site now in Scranton, PA. No photographer was listed for this fine photo. |
| Photo Date: |
8/23/1969 Upload Date: 6/10/2019 6:19:10 AM |
| Location: |
Lebanon, IN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
NKP 759(2-8-4) |
| Views: |
412 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NKP 2-8-4 #759 - Nickel Plate Road |
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This interesting photo was taken by an unknown photographer while Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshire #759 was heading up one of the fan excursions it led while operational at Steamtown National Historic Site. Definitely a more "modern" way of loading coal than a traditional coaling tower used to be and far more fans watching than used to at a coaling tower too.. Note the Western Maryland Alco S2 #126 which headed up the coaling train. It would be retired two years later. Note on the back of the photo states "NKP 759 on train AJ-1 and AJ-2 being loaded at Cumberland." No photographer was listed for this action photo. |
| Photo Date: |
9/21/1970 Upload Date: 6/10/2019 6:19:13 AM |
| Location: |
Cumberland, MD |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
NKP 759(2-8-4) WM 126(S2) |
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652 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
NKP 2-8-4 #757 - Nickel Plate Road |
| Description: |
Caught while sitting in a fairly unrestored condition is this Lima 2-8-4 Berkshire #757 built for the Nickel Plate Road (New York, Chicago & St Louis) in August of 1944 as it sits on the grounds of the RR Museum of Pennsylvania. The date is approximate. No photographer was listed for the photo. |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1975 Upload Date: 6/10/2019 6:19:06 AM |
| Location: |
Strasburg, PA |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
NKP 757(2-8-4) |
| Views: |
503 Comments: 1 |
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