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Nickel Plate Road 759, S-2, 2-8-4
Code Number:
VRFV07P09_10
Title:
Nickel Plate Road 759, S-2, 2-8-4
Builder: Lima Locomotive Works
CN: 8667
Built: 1944
Gauge: 4 feet 8 1?2 inches (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter: 69 inches (1,753 mm)
Wheelbase 42 feet
Length 87.7 feet
Adhesive weight: 264,300 pounds (119.9 tonnes)
Locomotive weight: 440,800 pounds (199.9 tonnes)
Tender weight: 283,400 pounds (128.5 tonnes)
Fuel type: Coal
Fuel capacity: 22 long tons
Water cap: 22,000 imp gal (100,000 l; 26,000 US gal)
Boiler pressure: 245 lbf/in2 (1.69 MPa)
Cylinders: 2x, outside
Maximum speed: 70 mph
Tractive effort: 64,100 pounds (285.13 kN)
Factor of adhesion: 4.12
Delivered 8/1944
Last run: 1975
Retired: 1959
Restored: 1967
Current owner: Steamtown National Historic Site in an Inoperable Static Display
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