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Nickel Plate Road 587
Nickel Plate Road No. 587 hauling a coal hopper freight train on September 10, 1988
Type and origin
References:[1]
Power type
Steam
Builder
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number
49683
Model
USRA Light Mikado
Build date
September 1918
Rebuild date
1983–1988
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
2-8-2
• UIC
1'D1'
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.
33 in (0.838 m)
Driver dia.
63 in (1.600 m)
Trailing dia.
43 in (1.092 m)
Length
90 ft 6+7⁄8 in (27.61 m)
Height
14 ft 11 in (4.55 m)
Adhesive weight
221,500 lb (100.5 t)
Loco weight
282,000 lb (127.9 t)
Total weight
637,000 lb (289 t)
Tender type
NKP class 22RA
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
40,000 lb (18.1 t)
Water cap.
22,000 US gal (83,000 L; 18,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
66.7 sq ft (6.20 m2)
Boiler pressure
200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Cylinder size
26 in × 30 in (660 mm × 762 mm)
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort
54,720 lbf (243.4 kN)
Factor of adh.
4.05
Career
Operators
Lake Erie and Western Railroad Nickel Plate Road Norfolk Southern Railway Indiana Transportation Museum
Class
NKP H-6o
Number in class
2nd of 15
Numbers
LE&W 5541 NKP 587
Retired
March 1955 (revenue service) January 2003 (1st excursion service)
Preserved
September 9, 1955
Restored
August 29, 1988 (1st restoration)
Current owner
Private owner
Disposition
Stored, awaiting restoration
Nickel Plate Road Steam Locomotive No. 587
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nickel Plate Road 587 is a 2-8-2 type USRA Light Mikado steam locomotive built in September 1918 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Lake Erie and Western Railroad as its No. 5541. In 1923, the LE&W was merged into the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road", and allocated 587 as its new number in 1924. In 2003, the locomotive was being restored by the Indiana Transportation Museum in Noblesville, Indiana.
However in 2018, the museum was being moved to Logansport, Indiana, forcing No. 587 to be stored in Ravenna, Kentucky by the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. Since its arrival in Kentucky NKP 587 has been sold by Indiana Transportation Museum to a private individual who will remain anonymous until more information is released at a later point. There are plans to continue the locomotive restoration, but if and when that will happen is unknown. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, but was delisted on November 15, 2021.[2]
^ abStewart, William B. (March 26, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form – Nickel Plate Road Steam Locomotive No. 587". National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
^"Weekly listing". National Park Service.
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