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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:2/1/1961 - 5/11/1964
Album Info:Three fair quality photos of Nickel Plate Road Alco & Baldwin road switchers #320, 552 and 561.
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A trio of NKP RS3's
Title:  A trio of NKP RS3's
Description:  Fair quality photo of a line of Alco built RS3 units wearing the NKP black and yellow stripe color scheme. No photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  2/1/1961  Upload Date: 2/21/2020 6:40:23 AM
Location:  Danvers, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NKP 552(RS3) NKP 537(RS3)
Views:  409   Comments: 0
NKP RS3 #561 - Nickel Plate Road
Title:  NKP RS3 #561 - Nickel Plate Road
Description:  Built by Alco in March of 1956 (serial #81462). this loco poses for a roster shot for an unidenitfied photographer. After serving the NKP, it was absorbed by Norfolk & Western and renumbered 2561. Late it became Norfolk Franklin & Danville #203. Finally retired in November of 1980 (NI&M) Thanks to Butch Getz (see comment below) for deciphering the "NI&M" as Naparano Iron & Metal scrap dealers, a company that frequently handled scrapped locos, especially NKP. Thanks Butch for your help!
Photo Date:  2/19/1964  Upload Date: 2/21/2020 6:40:29 AM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NKP 561(RS11)
Views:  267   Comments: 1
NKP AS16 #320 - Nickel Plate Road
Title:  NKP AS16 #320 - Nickel Plate Road
Description:  Built by Baldwin in October of 1953, this road switcher was rebuilt by Alco in 1957. Later it became NW #2320 in 1965 when the NKP was absorbed into the NW roster and then renumbered 7900 in 1970. It was scrrapped in December of 1972. No photographer was listed for this photo.
Photo Date:  5/11/1964  Upload Date: 2/21/2020 6:40:33 AM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NKP 320(AS16)
Views:  660   Comments: 0


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