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Owner: Nickel Plate
Model:Lima 2-8-4Built As:NKP 779 (2-8-4)
Serial Number:9380Order No:1209
Frame Number:25X34 cylinders, 69" driversBuilt:5/1949
Notes:$226,315.00 FOB, last steam locomotive built by Lima. Display; Lima, OH
Other locos with this serial:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
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NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  Date and location unknown.
Photo Date:  5/15/1950  Upload Date: 4/26/2012 12:10:36 AM
Location:  Unknown, US
Author:  Wendy Crim
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  2934   Comments: 5
NKP 779 New to the site. The last of the original NKP Berks.
Title:  NKP 779 New to the site. The last of the original NKP Berks.
Description:  Date approximate. Location unknown. After a 1949 merger Wheeling and Lake Erie Berks 6401-6432 were renumbered 801-832. Last steam loco built by Lima. Exhibited and run at Chicago Railroad Fair 1949. Stored at Conneaut 3/58. Donated to city of Lima 1963 for display in Lincoln Park.
Photo Date:  7/1/1955  Upload Date: 2/8/2012 7:09:29 PM
Location:  Unknown, US
Author:  Wendy Crim
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  3185   Comments: 5
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  Date unknown. Look at how the steam made shadows on the tender, pretty cool.
Photo Date:  5/15/1957  Upload Date: 7/31/2013 9:58:09 AM
Location:  Painesville, OH
Author:  Wendy Crim
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  838   Comments: 3
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  Date only listed as 1/58. In the last year of steam.
Photo Date:  1/1/1958  Upload Date: 3/25/2013 3:47:46 PM
Location:  Cleveland, OH
Author:  Wendy Crim
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  1152   Comments: 3
Smithsonian models
Title:  Smithsonian models
Description:  These models of notable steam engines were in the railroad exhibit at the Smithsonian. Its a pretty comprehensive selection for a small sample of American steam power.
Photo Date:  8/22/1976  Upload Date: 5/4/2016 4:10:40 AM
Location:  Washington DC, DC
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Model,Steam
Locomotives:  NYC 5205(4-6-4) ACL 1805(4-8-4) NKP 779(2-8-4) UP 4000(4-8-8-4) NW 244(0-8-0)
Views:  2160   Comments: 1
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  exact date unknown
Photo Date:  6/1/1983  Upload Date: 1/10/2014 8:13:20 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Tim Vermande
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  1832   Comments: 0
Last Lima Berkshire
Title:  Last Lima Berkshire
Description:  The NKP 779 is the last berkshire type engine built in Lima, it is on display at Lincoln Park in Lima.
Photo Date:  10/17/2010  Upload Date: 5/11/2012 10:59:42 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Brandon Hamm
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  1837   Comments: 3
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  The NKP 779 is the last berkshire type engine built in Lima, it is on display at Lincoln Park in Lima.
Photo Date:  10/17/2010  Upload Date: 5/11/2012 11:13:29 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Brandon Hamm
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  453   Comments: 0
Lincoln Park Railroad Display
Title:  Lincoln Park Railroad Display
Description:  The NKP 779 is the last berkshire type engine built in Lima, it is on display at Lincoln Park in Lima.
Photo Date:  10/17/2010  Upload Date: 5/11/2012 11:10:27 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Brandon Hamm
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  554   Comments: 0
NKP 779 in the seat.
Title:  NKP 779 in the seat.
Description:  The NKP 779 is the last berkshire type engine built in Lima, it is on display at Lincoln Park in Lima.
Photo Date:  10/17/2010  Upload Date: 5/11/2012 11:14:21 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Brandon Hamm
Categories:  InCab,Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  905   Comments: 0
NKP 779 is the last steamer built by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima.
Title:  NKP 779 is the last steamer built by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima.
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/27/2012  Upload Date: 11/30/2012 10:22:08 AM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  703   Comments: 8
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/27/2012  Upload Date: 11/28/2012 8:14:39 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Wendy Crim
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  2052   Comments: 4
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/27/2012  Upload Date: 11/28/2012 8:43:16 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Wendy Crim
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  1940   Comments: 2
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/27/2012  Upload Date: 11/28/2012 8:56:33 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Wendy Crim
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  682   Comments: 4
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/28/2013  Upload Date: 2/28/2013 7:28:48 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Trey Holland
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  669   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/28/2013  Upload Date: 2/28/2013 7:29:06 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Trey Holland
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  417   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/20/2015  Upload Date: 11/8/2023 5:33:15 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Matt Petersen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  31   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  Engineer seat. At Lincoln Park open house.
Photo Date:  5/18/2019  Upload Date: 7/24/2019 3:39:27 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Jamie Smith
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  415   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  At Lincoln Park open house.
Photo Date:  5/18/2019  Upload Date: 7/24/2019 3:41:13 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Jamie Smith
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  253   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  At Lincoln Park open house.
Photo Date:  5/18/2019  Upload Date: 7/24/2019 3:42:12 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Jamie Smith
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  203   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  Inside firebox. At Lincoln Park open house.
Photo Date:  5/18/2019  Upload Date: 7/24/2019 3:43:07 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Jamie Smith
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/12/2019  Upload Date: 10/20/2019 5:21:19 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/12/2019  Upload Date: 10/20/2019 5:23:14 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  226   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/12/2019  Upload Date: 10/20/2019 5:42:29 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/12/2019  Upload Date: 10/20/2019 5:54:36 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/12/2019  Upload Date: 10/20/2019 5:44:43 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  214   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/12/2019  Upload Date: 10/20/2019 5:46:12 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  237   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/12/2019  Upload Date: 10/20/2019 5:47:55 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/12/2019  Upload Date: 10/20/2019 5:50:52 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Track
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  On display at Lincoln Park.
Photo Date:  4/28/2020  Upload Date: 4/29/2020 5:48:03 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Jamie Smith
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  On display at Lincoln Park.
Photo Date:  4/28/2020  Upload Date: 4/29/2020 6:11:03 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Jamie Smith
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  113   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  On display at Lincoln Park.
Photo Date:  4/28/2020  Upload Date: 4/29/2020 5:57:07 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Jamie Smith
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  On display at Lincoln Park.
Photo Date:  4/28/2020  Upload Date: 4/29/2020 6:09:27 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Jamie Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  87   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  On display at Lincoln Park.
Photo Date:  4/28/2020  Upload Date: 4/29/2020 5:58:45 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Jamie Smith
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  138   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  NKP 779 tender truck. On display at Lincoln Park.
Photo Date:  4/28/2020  Upload Date: 4/29/2020 6:02:40 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Jamie Smith
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  74   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  NKP 779 tender. On display at Lincoln Park.
Photo Date:  4/28/2020  Upload Date: 4/29/2020 6:06:19 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Jamie Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  81   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  On display at Lincoln Park.
Photo Date:  4/28/2020  Upload Date: 4/29/2020 6:01:13 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Jamie Smith
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
NKP 779
Title:  NKP 779
Description:  On display at Lincoln Park.
Photo Date:  4/28/2020  Upload Date: 4/29/2020 5:52:43 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Jamie Smith
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Nickel Plate Road
Title:  Nickel Plate Road
Description:  No. 779
Photo Date:  5/23/2021  Upload Date: 7/18/2021 4:52:35 PM
Location:  Lima, OH
Author:  Jonathan Hinely
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  NKP 779(2-8-4)
Views:  193   Comments: 0


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