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{{Short description|Preserved Nickel Plate Road steam locomotive}}
{{Infobox Locomotive
| name = Nickel Plate Road 757
| powertype = Steam
| image = File:New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate Road) - 757 steam locomotive (S-2 2-8-4) & tender 1 (26514541484).jpg
| caption = Nickel Plate Road No. 757 on display at the [[Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania]] in 2016
| serialnumber = 8665
| builder = [[Lima Locomotive Works]]
| builddate = August 18, 1944
| whytetype = [[2-8-4]]
| uicclass = 1'D2'h
| gauge = {{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| leadingdiameter = {{convert|36|in|m|3|abbr=on}}
| driverdiameter = {{convert|69|in|m|3|abbr=on}}
| trailingdiameter = {{convert|43|in|m|3|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|100|ft|8+3/4|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|15|ft|8|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
| weightondrivers = {{convert|264300|lb|kg t|abbr=on}}
| locoweight = {{convert|440800|lb|kg t|abbr=on}}
| locotenderweight = {{convert|802500|lb|kg t|abbr=on}}
| fueltype = [[Coal]]
| fuelcap = {{convert|44000|lb|kg t|abbr=on}} {{convert|22|ST|t LT|1|abbr=on}}
| watercap = {{convert|22000|usgal|abbr=on}}
| boiler = {{convert|89.0625|in|m|2|abbr=on}} diameter × {{convert|42|ft|m|2|abbr=on}} length
| boilerpressure = {{convert|245|psi|MPa|2|abbr=on}}
| superheatertype = Elesco
| cylindercount = Two
| cylindersize = {{convert|25|x|34|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| valvegear = [[Baker valve gear|Baker]]
| poweroutput = {{convert|4500|hp|abbr=on}}
| maxspeed = {{convert|80|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| tractiveeffort = {{convert|64135|lbf|kN|1|abbr=on}}
| factorofadhesion = 4.12
| operator = [[Nickel Plate Road]]
| operatorclass = S-2
| numinclass = 11
| fleetnumbers = {{ubl|NKP 757}}
| lastrundate = June 15, 1958
| retiredate = 1960
| restoredate = 2021 {{small|(cosmetically)}}
| currentowner = Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum
| disposition = Static display
| notes = References:<ref name="Trusty">{{Cite news |last=Trusty |first=Sheri |title=Meet Your Neighbor: Engine 757's return completes Fuehrings' 38-year dream |work=The News-Messenger |url=https://www.thenews-messenger.com/story/news/2019/02/25/meet-your-neighbor-engine-757-s-return-fuehrings-38-year-dream/2936474002/ |access-date=2023-10-17}}</ref>
}}
'''Nickel Plate Road 757''' is a S-2 class [[2-8-4]] "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built by the [[Lima Locomotive Works]] in [[Lima, Ohio]] for the Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the "[[Nickel Plate Road]]".<ref name="Chappell">{{Harvp|Chappell|1991|p=143}}</ref>
== History ==
Nickel Plate Road 757 was built on August 18, 1944, by the [[Lima Locomotive Works]] in [[Lima, Ohio]] and it arrived on the [[Nickel Plate Road]] that same year in 1944.<ref name="Chappell" />
It was one of 30 class S-2 steam locomotives built for high-speed [[freight train|freight service]] on the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, also known as the Nickel Plate Road (NKP).
The locomotive made its last run in service on June 15, 1958.<ref name="Trusty" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nickel Plate 765 back in Bellevue |url=https://sanduskyregister.com/news/345538/nickel-plate-765-back-in-bellevue/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=sanduskyregister.com |language=en}}</ref> In 1960, it was retired from the NKP and was donated to the city of [[Bellevue, Ohio]], who were unable to raise funds to build a display site for No. 757 and instead sent the locomotive to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in [[Strasburg, Pennsylvania]] during 1966.<ref name="Trusty" /><ref>{{Harvp|Cupper|2002|p=26}}</ref>
It was currently one of six NKP Berkshires preserved. In 2019, No. 757 was brought back to Bellevue, where it was cosmetically restored at the Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum. In September 2021, No. 757 was reunited with its operational sister locomotive [[Nickel Plate Road 765|No. 765]] for the ''Berkshires in Bellevue'' event.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Jul 20, 2021 |title=Nickel Plate Berkshires to be Reunited in Ohio |url=https://www.railfan.com/nickel-plate-berkshires-to-be-reunited-in-ohio |access-date=Jul 20, 2021 |website=[[Railfan & Railroad]]}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Nickel Plate Road 759]]
*[[Nickel Plate Road 763]]
*[[Nickel Plate Road 765]]
*[[Nickel Plate Road 779]]
== References ==
<references />
==Further reading==
*{{Cite book |last=Cupper |first=Dan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=adMeWRKW_icC&dq=Nickel+Plate+Road+No.+757&pg=PA26 |title=Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Trail of History Guide |publisher=[[Stackpole Books]] |year=2002 |isbn=9780811729567}}
*{{Cite book |last=Chappell |first=Gordon S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0LrgciZhXF8C&dq=Nickel+Plate+Road+No.+757&pg=PA144 |title=Steam Over Scranton: The Locomotives of Steamtown |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service |year=1991}}
*{{Cite book|last=Drury|first=George H.|year=2015|title=Guide to North American Steam Locomotives|edition=2nd|publisher=Kalmbach Media|isbn=978-1-62700-259-2}}
*{{Cite book|last=Holland|first=Kevin J.|year=1998|title=Berkshires of the Nickel Plate Road|edition=1st|publisher=TLC Publishing|isbn=1-883089-39-5}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Nickel Plate Road 757}}
*[https://madrivermuseum.org/ Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum]
[[Category:Nickel Plate Road locomotives]]
[[Category:Individual locomotives of the United States]]
[[Category:2-8-4 locomotives]]
[[Category:Preserved steam locomotives of Ohio]]