Nickel Plate Road 757
{{Short description|Preserved Nickel Plate Road steam locomotive}}
{{Infobox Locomotive
| name = Nickel Plate Road 757
| powertype = Steam
| image = File:New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate Road) - 757 steam locomotive (S-2 2-8-4) & tender 1 (26514541484).jpg
| caption = Nickel Plate Road No. 757 on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in 2016
| serialnumber = 8665
| builder = Lima Locomotive Works
| builddate = August 18, 1944
| whytetype = 2-8-4
| uicclass = 1'D2'h
| gauge = {{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| leadingdiameter = {{convert|36|in|m|3|abbr=on}}
| driverdiameter = {{convert|69|in|m|3|abbr=on}}
| trailingdiameter = {{convert|43|in|m|3|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|100|ft|8+3/4|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|15|ft|8|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| weightondrivers = {{convert|264300|lb|kg t|abbr=on}}
| locoweight = {{convert|440800|lb|kg t|abbr=on}}
| locotenderweight = {{convert|802500|lb|kg t|abbr=on}}
| fueltype = Coal
| fuelcap = {{convert|44000|lb|kg t|abbr=on}} {{convert|22|ST|t LT|1|abbr=on}}
| watercap = {{convert|22000|usgal|abbr=on}}
| boiler = {{convert|89.0625|in|m|2|abbr=on}} diameter × {{convert|42|ft|m|2|abbr=on}} length
| boilerpressure = {{convert|245|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}
| superheatertype = Elesco
| cylindercount = Two
| cylindersize = {{convert|25|x|34|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| valvegear = Baker
| poweroutput = {{convert|4500|hp|abbr=on}}
| maxspeed = {{convert|80|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| tractiveeffort = {{convert|64135|lbf|kN|1|abbr=on}}
| factorofadhesion = 4.12
| operator = Nickel Plate Road
| operatorclass = S-2
| numinclass = 11
| fleetnumbers = NKP 757
| retiredate = June 15, 1958
| preservedunits= 1960
| restoredate = 2021 {{small|(cosmetically)}}
| currentowner = Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum
| disposition = On static display
}}
Nickel Plate Road 757 is a S-2 class 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio for the Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road".{{Harvp|Chappell|1991|p=143}}
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.
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 and was retired from the NKP.{{Cite web |title=Nickel Plate 765 back in Bellevue |url=https://sanduskyregister.com/news/345538/nickel-plate-765-back-in-bellevue/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=sanduskyregister.com |language=en}} In 1960, it 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.{{Harvp|Cupper|2002|p=26}}
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.{{Cite web |date=Jul 20, 2021 |title=Nickel Plate Berkshires to be Reunited in Ohio |url=https://www.railfan.com/nickel-plate-berkshires-to-be-reunited-in-ohio |access-date=Jul 20, 2021 |website=Railfan & Railroad}}
See also
References
Further reading
- {{Cite book |last=Cupper |first=Dan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=adMeWRKW_icC&dq=Nickel+Plate+Road+No.+757&pg=PA26 |title=Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Trail of History Guide |publisher=Stackpole Books |year=2002 |isbn=9780811729567}}
- {{Cite book |last=Chappell |first=Gordon S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0LrgciZhXF8C&dq=Nickel+Plate+Road+No.+757&pg=PA144 |title=Steam Over Scranton: The Locomotives of Steamtown |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service |year=1991}}
- {{Cite book|last=Drury|first=George H.|year=2015|title=Guide to North American Steam Locomotives|edition=2nd|publisher=Kalmbach Media|isbn=978-1-62700-259-2}}
- {{Cite book|last=Holland|first=Kevin J.|year=1998|title=Berkshires of the Nickel Plate Road|edition=1st|publisher=TLC Publishing|isbn=1-883089-39-5}}
External links
{{Commons category|Nickel Plate Road 757}}
- [https://madrivermuseum.org/ Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum]
Category:Nickel Plate Road locomotives
Category:Individual locomotives of the United States