Nickel Plate Road 757
Nickel Plate Road No. 757 on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in 2016
Type and origin
References:[1]
Power typeSteam
BuilderLima Locomotive Works
Build dateAugust 18, 1944
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-4
 • UIC1'D2'h
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 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+3⁄4 in (30.70 m)
Height15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Adhesive weight264,300 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 typeCoal
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
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size25 in × 34 in (635 mm × 864 mm)
Valve gearBaker
Performance figures
Maximum speed80 mph (129 km/h)
Power output4,500 hp (3,400 kW)
Tractive effort64,135 lbf (285.3 kN)
Factor of adh.4.12
Career
OperatorsNickel Plate Road
ClassS-2
Number in class11
Numbers
  • NKP 757
Last runJune 15, 1958
Retired1960
Current ownerMad River & NKP Railroad Museum
DispositionUndergoing cosmetic restoration

Nickel Plate Road 757 is a 2-8-4 Berkshire type steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio for the Nickel Plate Road in 1944.[2]

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.[1][3] In 1960, it was retired from the NKP and 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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