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Nickel Plate Road 759
NKP No. 759 on static display at Steamtown National Historic Site in September 2015
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Lima Locomotive Works
Serial number
8667
Model
S-2
Build date
August 1944
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
2-8-4
• UIC
1′D2′
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.
36 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.
69 in (1,753 mm)
Trailing dia.
43 in (1.092 m)
Length
100 ft 8+3⁄4 in (30.70 m)
Height
15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Adhesive weight
264,300 lb (119,884.46 kg)
Loco weight
440,800 lb (199,943.52 kg)
Total weight
802,500 lb (364,000 kg; 364.0 t)
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
22 long tons (22 t)
Water cap.
22,000 imp gal (100,000 L; 26,000 US gal)
Boiler pressure
245 lbf/in2 (1.69 MPa)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
25 in × 34 in (635 mm × 864 mm)
Performance figures
Maximum speed
70 mph
Tractive effort
64,100 lbf (285.13 kN)
Factor of adh.
4.12
Career
Operators
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Steamtown, U.S.A. High Iron Company
Class
NKP S-2
Numbers
NKP 759
N&W 759
Locale
Midwest
Delivered
8/1944
Last run
1958 (revenue service) 1973 (excursion service)
Retired
1959 (revenue service) 1977 (excursion service)
Preserved
October 16, 1962
Restored
1967
Current owner
Steamtown National Historic Site
Disposition
On static display
Nickel Plate Road 759 is a class "S-2" 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built in 1944 by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio as a member of the S-2 class for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road". Built as a fast freight locomotive, No. 759 served the Nickel Plate until being retired in 1959 and placed into storage. In 1965, No. 759 was purchased by F. Nelson Blount for display in his Steamtown, U.S.A. collection in North Walpole, New Hampshire. The locomotive was restored to operating condition in 1967 by New York commodity broker Ross Rowland for use in hauling his Golden Spike Centennial Limited, a special commemorative train that celebrated the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1969. Afterwards, No. 759 pulled numerous excursions for Ross Rowland and Steamtown until being retired once more and placed back on display in 1977. As of 2023, the locomotive remains on static display at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and sibling engine No. 765 continues to operate in mainline excursion service.
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