Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshires

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The Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshires were powerful high-speed steam freight locomotives famed for their role in hauling fast freight trains across the Nickel Plate Road in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Berkshire-type locomotive
steam locomotive class
configurationFeature eight driving wheels
four-wheel trailing truck
two-wheel leading truck
country United States
designedFor heavy freight at sustained high speeds
designedToImproveOn 2-8-2 Mikado-type freight locomotives
famedOnRailroad Nickel Plate Road fast freight trains
fameFor hauling high-speed freight trains
fuelType coal
locomotiveType tender locomotive
notableFor good high-speed performance
high power-to-weight ratio
operatedBetweenCities Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
operatedInPeriod mid-20th century
operatedOn Nickel Plate Road main line
linked to: Nickel Plate Road
operatedOnGauge standard gauge
powerType steam
primaryUse fast freight service
railroadClassDesignation Berkshire
railroadRegion Great Lakes region
Midwestern United States
roleInRailroadImage symbol of Nickel Plate Road fast freight service
supersededBy diesel-electric road freight locomotives
technologyEra late steam era
tractionType adhesion
typicalService priority manifest freight
time-sensitive freight
usedBy New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
Nickel Plate Road
wheelArrangement 2-8-4
whyBerkshireName named for the Berkshire Mountains where the type was first tested

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Lima Locomotive Works notableClass Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshires
Steamtown National Historic Site hasLocomotive Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 759
linked to: Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshires
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad famousForLocomotiveClass Berkshire 2-8-4 steam locomotives
linked to: Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshires