Nickel Plate Road 757

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Nickel Plate Road 757
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate Road) - 757 steam locomotive (S-2 2-8-4) & tender 1 (26514541484).jpg
Nickel Plate Road No. 757 on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in 2016
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Lima Locomotive Works
Serial number8665
Build dateAugust 18, 1944
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 2-8-4
   UIC 1'D2'h
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia. 36 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.69 in (1.753 m)
Trailing dia. 43 in (1.092 m)
Length100 ft 8+34 in (30.70 m)
Height15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Adhesive weight 264,300 lb (119,900 kg; 119.9 t)
Loco weight440,800 lb (199,900 kg; 199.9 t)
Total weight802,500 lb (364,000 kg; 364.0 t)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity44,000 lb (20,000 kg; 20 t) 22 short tons (20.0 t; 19.6 long tons)
Water cap.22,000 US gal (83,000 L; 18,000 imp gal)
Boiler89.0625 in (2.26 m) diameter × 42 ft (12.80 m) length
Boiler pressure245 psi (1.69 MPa)
SuperheaterElesco
Cylinders Two
Cylinder size 25 in × 34 in (635 mm × 864 mm)
Valve gear Baker
Performance figures
Maximum speed80 mph (129 km/h)
Power output4,500 hp (3,400 kW)
Tractive effort 64,135 lbf (285.3 kN)
Factor of adh. 4.12
Career
Operators Nickel Plate Road
Class S-2
Number in class11
NumbersNKP 757
RetiredJune 15, 1958
Preserved1960
Restored2021 (cosmetically)
Current ownerMad River & NKP Railroad Museum
DispositionOn static display
References: [1]

Nickel Plate Road 757 is a S-2 class 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built in August 1944 by the Lima Locomotive Works (LLW) in Lima, Ohio for the Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road". [2]

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History

Nickel Plate Road 757 was built on August 18, 1944, by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio and it arrived on the Nickel Plate Road that same year in 1944. [2]

It was one of 30 class S-2 steam locomotives built for high-speed freight service on the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, also known as the Nickel Plate Road (NKP).

The locomotive made its last run in service on June 15, 1958 and was retired from the NKP. [1] [3] In 1960, it was donated to the city of Bellevue, Ohio, who were unable to raise funds to build a display site for No. 757 and instead sent the locomotive to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania during 1966. [1] [4]

It was currently one of six NKP Berkshires preserved. In 2019, No. 757 was brought back to Bellevue, where it was cosmetically restored at the Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum. In September 2021, No. 757 was reunited with its operational sister locomotive No. 765 for the Berkshires in Bellevue event. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Trusty, Sheri. "Meet Your Neighbor: Engine 757's return completes Fuehrings' 38-year dream". The News-Messenger. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  2. 1 2 Chappell (1991) , p. 143
  3. "Nickel Plate 765 back in Bellevue". sanduskyregister.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  4. Cupper (2002) , p. 26
  5. "Nickel Plate Berkshires to be Reunited in Ohio". Railfan & Railroad . Jul 20, 2021. Retrieved Jul 20, 2021.

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