Nickel Plate 765
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| Type and origin | |
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| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | Lima Locomotive Works |
| Serial number | 8673 |
| Build date | September 8, 1944 |
| Specifications | |
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| • 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 | |
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| Maximum speed | 80 mph (129 km/h) |
| Tractive effort | 64,135 lbf (285.3 kN) |
| Factor of adh. | 4.12 |
| Career | |
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| Operators | Nickel Plate Road→Norfolk and Western→Norfolk Southern |
| Class | S-2 |
| Number in class | 11 |
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| Retired | May 4, 1963 |
| Restored | September 1, 1979 |
| Current owner | Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society |
| Disposition |
Operable, based on New Haven, Indiana at Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society |
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New York Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Steam Locomotive No. 765
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| Location | 15808 Edgerton Rd., New Haven, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 41°5′16″N 84°56′14″W / 41.08778°N 84.93722°WCoordinates: 41°5′16″N 84°56′14″W / 41.08778°N 84.93722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1944 |
| Architectural style | Other, S-2 class locomotive |
| NRHP reference # | 96001010 |
| Added to NRHP | September 12, 1996 |
Operable, based on New Haven, Indiana at Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society
Nickel Plate Road no. 765 is a 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built for the Nickel Plate Road in 1944 by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio. Classified as a "S-2" class Berkshire, the locomotive operated fast, heavy freight and passenger trains until retirement in 1958. Pere Marquette 1225 is also a Lima built Berkshire very similar in appearance and specifications to 765.
Following a restoration in 1979 and after a major overhaul in 2005, 765 operates in public exhibition and passenger excursion train service. It is owned and maintained by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, Inc (FWRHS) and listed as no. 96001010 on the National Register of Historic Places.
At the turn of the 20th Century, railroads faced a surmounting problem: an increase in traffic and limited steam technology. Railroads commonly relied on drag freights with engines that could pull heavy tonnage but at low speeds. Following experiments with an existing designs, Lima Locomotive Works developed a new wheel arrangement to accommodate an increase in the size of the locomotive's firebox. An increase in the firebox size allowed more coal combustion and subsequent heat output, improving the amount of steam developed and increasing horsepower. These and other modifications created the concept of "horsepower at speed" or "Super-power" in Lima's parlance.
In 1925, this "Super-power" technology was successfully realized in a prototype designated the A-1, which was tested in the Berkshire Mountains of the Boston & Albany Railroad, thus earning the common name of the locomotive type. The 2-8-4 design was quickly adopted by the New York Central, Erie Railroad, Illinois Central, Pere Marquette, Boston & Maine, and Chesapeake & Ohio, and the Nickel Plate Road.
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