NKP 2-8-4 #705, Nickel Plate Road (New York, Chicago & St. Couis RR)  Contributor's Pick!       
This is one of the first Alco Scheneatady built Berkshires for the Nickel Plate that spawned eventually a large group. Delivered in September of 1934 as one of the class 5 Berkshires, it had 69" drivers developed  powerful 245 psi boiler pressure. After serving for nearly 23 years, it was sold for scrap in August of 1957 to Luntz Iron & Steel Co. Unfortunately the location and date of this rhoto is unknown.
Date: 3/19/1938 Location: Unknown, IL Views: 646 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: NKP 705(2-8-4)    Author:  Gary Everhart
NKP 2-8-4 #705, Nickel Plate Road (New York, Chicago & St. Couis RR)
Picture Categories: Roster,Steam,Action This picture is part of album:  Other Nickel Plate 2-8-4's
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