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Owner: Nickel Plate
Model:Alco 2-8-2Built As:NKP 519 (2-8-2)
Serial Number:57501Order No:B-1448
Frame Number:25X32 cylinders, 63" driversBuilt:8/1917
Notes:Brooks, 8/1917, class H-5b
Other locos with this serial:  NKP 519(2-8-2)
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NKP 2-8-2 #519 - Nickel Plate Road
Title:  NKP 2-8-2 #519 - Nickel Plate Road
Description:  This is a nice example of an Alco-Brooks 2-8-2 Mikado built in August of 1917 as NKP 519. The loco served the Nickel Plate Road well for nearly 38 years before being stored ("laid up") in June of 1955. It was finally sold for scrap in December of 1955 to the Luntz Iron & Steel Company. Specs - bldr #57501, 63" drivers,180 psi boiler pressure, 25x32" cylinders, engine wt of 287,000 lb and tractive effort of 48,600 lb. This is a Prescott photo.
Photo Date:  9/23/1947  Upload Date: 7/12/2025 5:01:03 PM
Location:  Conneaut, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 519(2-8-2)
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