2025年3月10日 · The #779’s original, diamond-shaped builder’s plates were also missing for its 1966 donation to the city of Lima, so new ones were cast using an old Lima Locomotive Works diamond from an NKP 4-6-2 as the pattern. They changed the 4-6-2’s serial number and date for the correct serial number and date for #779’s repro plates.

6 天之前 · A recent visit to the google archives turned up this story about the 779 being placed in the park. It reveals that the donation was part of a deal that allowed the railroad to get out of a contract with the city to maintain the shops and roundhouse within the city. it also explains her builders place were stolen and new ones were being made.

2025年3月15日 · NKP 779 is also the last steam locomotive ever built by the Lima Locomotive Works. _____

2025年3月7日 · There might be some reasoning about deciding where to place the input. Theres a discussion on the nkp email yahoo about having a 4-8-4 passenger engine, a high stepping smaller boilered 4-8-4, but since the line was not heavy grades, a 4-6-4 worked out fine, perhaps a larger 4-6-4 would be the order as the NKP hudsons were smaller.

2025年3月7日 · 779 was out of service at the end, having been retired in 1958 along with the other 9 S-3s, and was due for heavy shopping; the S-1 and mostly S-2 class engines were being repaired while the S-3s were running off their last miles. 779 was historic, certainly that was known even back then, and went to Lima in 1963.

2004年3月8日 · NKP 779, Conneaut. Moderators: Rick Rowlands, tomgears, Randy Hees. Page 1 of 1 [ 2 posts ] ...

2025年3月11日 · It is known that Walt Disney and animator Ward Kimball traveled to the Chicago Railroad Fair in 1948 where not only did they get to see the equipment, but also be at the throttle of some of them.

2020年8月4日 · I’ve seen pictures of NKP 779 as delivered with an envelope styled plate (typical on most NKP locomotives, for example the 2-8-2’s, the 4-6-4’s, etc), but it’s displayed in Lima today with a plate that has its corners cut, similar to what most preserved NKP Berks have.

2025年2月28日 · Thanks Richard and KL for the plug. Yes, Don Krofta is one of the best of the 16mm railfan cameramen. As for NKP, the good news is that he has footage ready for a fourth NKP volume. I'll tackle it when I finish the second B&O volume, which I'm doing now. I didn't enter the thread to spam anyone but since you guys mentioned it, I guess it's OK.

2 天之前 · We found three small copper lines which were lubricator heaters to be freeze split. Nothing more. I worked with Wesley Camp and Doyle MacCormack in June and July, 1976 to exchange the 759's frozen and split water pump with the pump from NKP 779 in Lima, Ohio. The 759 is IMHO the best locomotive at Steamtown not presently operating.