Nickel Plate Road 779

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	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-3
Number in class	80 (Entire 2-8-4 fleet on the Nickel Plate Road). Lima 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"
First run	1949
Last run	1958
Retired	1958
Preserved	1966
Current owner	City of Lima, Ohio
Disposition	Static Display in Lincoln Park, Lima, Ohio

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, and alongside L&N 1991, another 2-8-4 for the Louisville and Nashville, is the last steam locomotive ever completed by Lima Locomotive Works, and the final 2-8-4 locomotive on standard gauge completed in the world.

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 1966, it 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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