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Nickel Plate Road 763
Nickel Plate No. 763 on static display inside the Age of Steam Roundhouse.
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Lima Locomotive Works
Serial number
8671
Build date
August 1944
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
2-8-4
• UIC
1'D2'h
Gauge
4 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)
Length
100 ft 8+3⁄4 in (30.70 m)
Height
15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Adhesive weight
264,300 lb (119,900 kg; 119.9 t)
Loco weight
440,800 lb (199,900 kg; 199.9 t)
Total weight
802,500 lb (364,000 kg; 364.0 t)
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
44,000 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)
Boiler
89.0625 in (2.26 m) diameter × 42 ft (12.80 m) length
Boiler pressure
245 psi (1.69 MPa)
Superheater
Elesco
Cylinders
Two
Cylinder size
25 in × 34 in (635 mm × 864 mm)
Performance figures
Maximum speed
70 mph (113 km/h)
Tractive effort
64,135 lbf (285.3 kN)
Factor of adh.
4.12
Career
Operators
Nickel Plate Road
Class
S-2
Number in class
9
Numbers
NKP 763
Delivered
September 1, 1944
Retired
June 1958
Current owner
Age of Steam Roundhouse
Disposition
On static display, awaiting possible restoration
Nickel Plate Road No. 763 is a class "S-2" 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotive. It was built in August 1944 by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio, as the ninth engine of its class. It is a high powered fast freight locomotive that carried perishables between Chicago and Buffalo, New York.
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