Nickel Plate Road 779

Nickel Plate Road 779 is a 2-8-4 or "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built for the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad in May 1949, for use on fast freight trains. It was the last new steam locomotive to be delivered to the Nickel Plate Road, the last steam locomotive ever manufactured by Lima Locomotive Works, and the final 2-8-4 locomotive on standard gauge built in the world.

Nickel Plate Road 779
NKP 779 pictured at Lincoln Park in Lima, Ohio
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderLima Locomotive Works
Serial number9380
Build dateMay 13, 1949
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-4
 • UIC1'D2'h
Gauge4 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)
Length100 ft 8 3⁄4 in (30.70 m)
Height15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Adhesive weight264,300 lb (119,900 kg; 119.9 t)
Loco weight440,800 lb (199,900 kg; 199.9 t)
Total weight802,500 lb (364,000 kg; 364.0 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity44,000 lb (20,000 kg; 20 t) 22 short tons (20.0 t; 19.6 long tons)
Water cap22,000 US gal (83,000 l; 18,000 imp gal)
Boiler89.0625 in (2.26 m) diameter × 42 ft (12.80 m) length
Boiler pressure245 psi (1.69 MPa)
SuperheaterElesco
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size25 in × 34 in (635 mm × 864 mm)
Performance figures
Maximum speed70 mph (113 km/h)
Tractive effort64,135 lbf (285.3 kN)
Factor of adh.4.12
Career
OperatorsNickel Plate Road
ClassS-3
Number in class80 (Entire 2-8-4 fleet on the Nickel Plate Road). Lima built 10 of these S-3s for the NKP.
NumbersNKP 779
Nicknames"The Last S-3", "NKP's Last Steam Engine", "Last Berkshire" and "Lincoln Park's Locomotive"
First run1949
Last run1958
Retired1963
Current ownerCity of Lima, Ohio
DispositionStatic Display in Lincoln Park, Lima, Ohio

779 was delivered to the Nickel Plate in 1949 to pull fast freights. She logged 677,095 miles ran. 779 was retired in early 1958.[1]

In May 1963, it was donated to the City of Lima, Ohio and placed on display in Lincoln Park, where it remains to date.

References
  1. https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=29715
  • Lima Locomotive Works: The Last Locomotive to Be Built
  • Southern Steam Trains: NKP 779
  • "Surviving Steam Locomotives in Ohio". Steamlocomotive.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  • "All-Time Steam Roster Page 4: #671 (WLE) - #8009". Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society. Retrieved 2009-03-09.

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