Nickel Plate Road 779
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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.
History
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.
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
- 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.
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