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