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Nickel Plate Road 779
NKP 779 pictured at Lincoln Park in Lima, Ohio
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Lima Locomotive Works
Serial number
9380
Build date
May 13, 1949
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
444,300 lb (201,500 kg; 201.5 t)
Total weight
808,820 lb (366,870 kg; 366.87 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-3
Number in class
80 (Entire 2-8-4 fleet on the Nickel Plate Road). L-H built 10 of these S-3s for the NKP.
Numbers
NKP 779
Nicknames
"The Last S-3", "NKP's Last Steam Engine", "Last Berkshire" and "Lincoln Park's Locomotive"
Retired
1958
Preserved
1966
Current owner
City of Lima, Ohio
Disposition
On static display
Nickel Plate Road 779 is a 2-8-4 or "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built for the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, (reporting mark NKP) completed on May 13, 1949, for use on fast freight trains. It was the last new steam locomotive to be delivered to the Nickel Plate Road, and alongside L&N 1991, another 2-8-4 for the Louisville and Nashville, is the last of 36 steam engines completed by Lima-Hamilton from 1947 to 1949, and the final 2-8-4 locomotive on standard gauge completed in the world. L-H's first diesel, A-3080 demonstrator #1000 was completed the same day as #779. NKP also received the first production A-3080, NKP #305, one of 4 delivered by Lima-Hamilton in 1949.
Before her retirement in 1958, the locomotive had logged 677,095 miles.[1]
In 1966, the locomotive was donated to the City of Lima, Ohio, and placed on display in Lincoln Park, where it remains to date.[1]
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