| This solid and powerful locomotive was originally built as Wheeling & Lake Erie 2-8-4 Berkshire #6414 by Alco Schenectady in January of 1939. Specs - Specs - serial #69124, K-1 class (NKP S-4 class), 69" drivers, impressive 245 psi boiler pressure, 25x34" cylinders, engine weight of 413,170 lb, tractive effort of 65,135 lb. The loco was merged onto the NKP roster in February of 1952 and renumbered 814. Eventually the loco was sold for scrap to the Luntz Iron & Steel Company in 12/1963. The photo is from the Howard W. ameling collection. |