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Owner: Nickel Plate
Model:Lima 2-8-4Built As:NKP 759 (2-8-4)
Serial Number:8667Order No:1184
Frame Number:25X34 cylinders, 69" driversBuilt:8/1944
Notes:Steamtown NHS
Other locos with this serial:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
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NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/27/2014  Upload Date: 8/2/2014 11:20:02 AM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  John McCluskey
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/27/2014  Upload Date: 8/2/2014 11:20:05 AM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  John McCluskey
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/9/2015  Upload Date: 4/19/2015 2:10:36 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  John Wilson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  209   Comments: 0
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description:  NKP 759 sits in the engine shops at Steamtown. Now I can say that i have seen 2 Berkshire units!
Photo Date:  7/20/2015  Upload Date: 7/9/2016 8:50:09 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Jacob Werling
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  86   Comments: 0
Nickel Plate Road 759
Title:  Nickel Plate Road 759
Description:  While her sister 765 is on the road, 759 sits quiet at Steamtown
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/6/2015 9:32:47 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  312   Comments: 1
Lots of Action at Steamtown
Title:  Lots of Action at Steamtown
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/6/2015 9:33:09 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Jacob Rink
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) DLW 664(F3A) UP 4012(4-8-8-4) CN 47(4-6-4) CNJ 1554(RS3)
Views:  383   Comments: 1
Nickel Plate 759
Title:  Nickel Plate 759
Description:  Nickel Plate Road 759 has been place outside the turntable for Railfest weekend.
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 4/10/2016 10:25:57 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Stephen Bradley
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  146   Comments: 1
Nickel Plate Road 759
Title:  Nickel Plate Road 759
Description:  The steam from NKP 765 casting over her sister engine.
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 4/10/2016 10:39:13 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Stephen Bradley
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  146   Comments: 1
The Berkshires
Title:  The Berkshires
Description:  Off the turntable, passing its sister engine and making its way through the yard,
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 4/10/2016 10:39:19 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Stephen Bradley
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  NKP 765(2-8-4) NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  207   Comments: 1
Nickel Plate Road 759
Title:  Nickel Plate Road 759
Description:  A side view of the engine, which is usually kept in the roundhouse.
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 4/16/2016 11:41:58 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Stephen Bradley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
Nickel Plate Road 759
Title:  Nickel Plate Road 759
Description:  A tender view of the Berkshire engine type.
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 4/26/2016 10:51:15 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Stephen Bradley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description:  Nickel Plate Road 759 brought out of the roundhouse for Railfest weekend.
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 4/20/2016 9:43:53 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Stephen Bradley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  198   Comments: 1
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description:  Nickel Plate 759 engine was brought out of the roundhouse for Railfest weekend.
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 4/20/2016 9:44:01 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Stephen Bradley
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  104   Comments: 1
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description:  NKP 759 was pulled out of the roundhouse at Steamtown for the first time in years to pose with NKP 765.
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 10/8/2015 9:34:33 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  David Balko
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  380   Comments: 2
NKP 765
Title:  NKP 765
Description:  Johnny Cash
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 11/17/2015 8:15:57 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Bobby Yurkanin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 765(2-8-4) NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  332   Comments: 1
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 11/17/2015 8:13:31 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Bobby Yurkanin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) NKP 765(2-8-4)
Views:  227   Comments: 1
The Berkshires
Title:  The Berkshires
Description:  Off the turntable, passing its sister engine and making its way through the yard,
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 4/10/2016 10:40:16 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Stephen Bradley
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  NKP 765(2-8-4) NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  435   Comments: 2
NKP 759 under steam????
Title:  NKP 759 under steam????
Description:  Not really... The 765 was just behind 759, and was pulling up for a family photo.
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/11/2015 8:51:32 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Jeff Wilson
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) NS 2650(SD70M-2)
Views:  353   Comments: 0
The NKP sisters, finally together!
Title:  The NKP sisters, finally together!
Description:  If only they were both under steam....
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/11/2015 8:54:49 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Jeff Wilson
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) NKP 765(2-8-4)
Views:  393   Comments: 2
Just shooting in B&W brings back the old days....
Title:  Just shooting in B&W brings back the old days....
Description:  Seeing this shot in black & white makes you think of days gone by at the Lackawanna Rail Yards
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/11/2015 8:56:32 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Jeff Wilson
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) NKP 765(2-8-4)
Views:  252   Comments: 2
Scrubbing down the tender
Title:  Scrubbing down the tender
Description:  As 765 is in the roundhouse, the crew from the Fort Wayne Historical Society washes down the tender for her excursion
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/11/2015 9:05:07 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Jeff Wilson
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) DLW 664(F3A) LV 414(C420) DLW 663(F3A) DLW 664B(F7B) NS 2650(SD70M-2)
Views:  450   Comments: 0
Railfest is jam-packed with equipment
Title:  Railfest is jam-packed with equipment
Description:  In all my years attending Railfest, this year, Steamtown had more power on line than I have ever seen! The railyard was PACKEd with stuff, and there were trains rolling all over. What a great event! So glad to see this great park starting to come back to life!!!
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/11/2015 9:08:34 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Jeff Wilson
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) UP 4012(4-8-8-4) DLW 664(F3A) DLW 664B(F7B) DLW 663(F3A) DL 405(C420) DL 4118(RS3) LV 414(C420) NS 2654(SD70M-2) NKP 759(2-8-4) UP 4012(4-8-8-4) DL 405(C420) DLW 664(F3A) DLW 663(F3A) DLW 664B(F7B) LV 414(C420) DL 4118(RS3) NS 2654(SD70M-2) RDG 467(RS3) DL 4103(RS3)
Views:  539   Comments: 0
Sister Units NKP 765 and 759 at Steamtown 2015
Title:  Sister Units NKP 765 and 759 at Steamtown 2015
Description:  NKP 765 and 759 sit next to each other on display for many railfans' delight at Steamtown 2015.
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/13/2015 4:50:32 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Dan Glatiotis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 765(2-8-4) NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  312   Comments: 0
NKP 765
Title:  NKP 765
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/7/2015 5:19:10 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Chris Wallace
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 765(2-8-4) NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  225   Comments: 2
NKP 765
Title:  NKP 765
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/7/2015 5:13:41 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Chris Wallace
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  169   Comments: 1
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 12/21/2015 6:38:01 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Richard Marchi
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  303   Comments: 0
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 12/21/2015 6:54:09 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Richard Marchi
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) NKP 765(2-8-4)
Views:  363   Comments: 2
NKP 765
Title:  NKP 765
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 12/21/2015 6:48:40 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Richard Marchi
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 765(2-8-4) NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  316   Comments: 1
NKP 765
Title:  NKP 765
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 12/24/2015 12:44:01 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Richard Marchi
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 765(2-8-4) NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  441   Comments: 3
Sisters
Title:  Sisters
Description:  After about forty years, these two Nickel Plate Berkshires have been reunited at Steamtown. The 759 hasn't operated since the 1970s.
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/13/2015 11:37:26 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Paul Koprowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) NKP 765(2-8-4)
Views:  267   Comments: 1
NKP 759 & 765
Title:  NKP 759 & 765
Description:  NKP 2-8-4s #759 & 765 sit side-by-side at Steamtown Nat'l Historic Site, Scranton, Pa.
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 5/22/2018 12:34:48 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Mike Bischak
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  348   Comments: 2
NKP 759 & NKP 765
Title:  NKP 759 & NKP 765
Description:  NKP 759 & NKP 765 post together at Steamtown during Railfest.
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 10/8/2015 9:34:28 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  David Balko
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) NKP 765(2-8-4)
Views:  169   Comments: 2
The NKP 759 & 765, side-by-side
Title:  The NKP 759 & 765, side-by-side
Description:  The people are lined up for 765 cab tours.
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/6/2015 10:31:25 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) NKP 765(2-8-4)
Views:  279   Comments: 1
759 in the light of day
Title:  759 in the light of day
Description:  It usually resides inside the roundhouse...
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/6/2015 10:32:15 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  410   Comments: 0
Two great 2-8-4s
Title:  Two great 2-8-4s
Description:  With two different front ends; bell location & mount, class lights, mars light...
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/6/2015 10:42:05 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) NKP 765(2-8-4)
Views:  491   Comments: 1
759 in steam! We wish...it's really 765's smoke in the background...
Title:  759 in steam! We wish...it's really 765's smoke in the background...
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/6/2015  Upload Date: 9/6/2015 10:43:02 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  380   Comments: 0
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/2016  Upload Date: 5/8/2016 10:46:09 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Bob Keenan
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
Large Locomotives
Title:  Large Locomotives
Description:  For this year's Railfest, Steamtown brought out some locomotives that are normally only seen under the roof of the roundhouse.
Photo Date:  9/3/2016  Upload Date: 11/2/2016 8:10:50 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Paul Koprowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  380   Comments: 0
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description:  On display at Railfest 2016
Photo Date:  9/3/2016  Upload Date: 5/8/2019 1:21:39 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Bill Christian
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4) GTW 6039(4-8-2)
Views:  298   Comments: 1
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/2017  Upload Date: 3/25/2020 10:25:34 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Adam Finger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  127   Comments: 0
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/2017  Upload Date: 7/8/2017 11:17:52 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Seth Lakin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  145   Comments: 0
GTW 6039
Title:  GTW 6039
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/8/2017  Upload Date: 10/10/2017 11:11:46 AM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 6039(4-8-2) NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  437   Comments: 0
Starlet of the weekend rolls north just 2 miles out of LaSalle St. station with 18 coaches and a diesel caboose
Title:  Starlet of the weekend rolls north just 2 miles out of LaSalle St. station with 18 coaches and a diesel caboose
Description:  MP 2 on the Rock Island line is behind the tender.
Photo Date:  9/15/2018  Upload Date: 9/17/2018 3:31:23 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  364   Comments: 1
Nickel Plate Road
Title:  Nickel Plate Road
Description:  Berkshire
Photo Date:  5/28/2019  Upload Date: 8/17/2019 9:59:59 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Jonathan Hinely
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
NKP 759 was the last NKP Berk to run except for the 765.
Title:  NKP 759 was the last NKP Berk to run except for the 765.
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/4/2020  Upload Date: 8/9/2020 7:23:14 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/4/2020  Upload Date: 8/9/2020 7:25:30 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Fred Stuckmann
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
NKP 759 displayed on Steamtown's south turntable lead track on the day I visited
Title:  NKP 759 displayed on Steamtown's south turntable lead track on the day I visited
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/22/2021  Upload Date: 5/22/2021 2:55:11 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  225   Comments: 1
Illinois Central
Title:  Illinois Central
Description:  And the Nickel Plate Road
Photo Date:  6/18/2021  Upload Date: 7/18/2021 8:34:38 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Jonathan Hinely
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  IC 790(2-8-0) NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/23/2021  Upload Date: 7/14/2021 12:29:17 AM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Matt Petersen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
NKP 759
Title:  NKP 759
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/23/2021  Upload Date: 7/15/2021 12:13:08 PM
Location:  Scranton, PA
Author:  Nathan Petersen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NKP 759(2-8-4)
Views:  184   Comments: 0

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