Nickel Plate Road 757

Nickel Plate Road 757
Nickel Plate Road No. 757 on display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in 2016
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Lima Locomotive Works Serial number 8665 Build date August 18, 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) Valve gear Baker
Performance figures Maximum speed 80 mph (129 km/h) Power output 4,500 hp (3,400 kW) Tractive effort 64,135 lbf (285.3 kN) Factor of adh. 4.12
Career Operators Nickel Plate Road Class S-2 Number in class 11 Numbers NKP 757 Last run June 15, 1958 Retired 1960 Restored 2021 (cosmetically) Current owner Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum Disposition On static display
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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".

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. In 1960, it was retired from the NKP and 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.

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.

See also

• Nickel Plate Road 759
• Nickel Plate Road 763
• Nickel Plate Road 765
• Nickel Plate Road 779

Further reading

• Cupper, Dan (2002). Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Trail of History Guide. Stackpole Books. ISBN 9780811729567.
• Chappell, Gordon S. (1991). Steam Over Scranton: The Locomotives of Steamtown. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
• Drury, George H. (2015). Guide to North American Steam Locomotives (2nd ed.). Kalmbach Media. ISBN 978-1-62700-259-2.
• Holland, Kevin J. (1998). Berkshires of the Nickel Plate Road (1st ed.). TLC Publishing. ISBN 1-883089-39-5.

External links

• Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum