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  • History/disposition of NKP #773?

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Discussion related to the Norfolk & Western, up to 1982. Also includes discussion of the Virginian Railway (1959); Wabash; Nickel Plate; Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway; Akron, Canton & Youngstown Raiload (all 1964); and the Illinois Terminal (1981).
 #113219  by Aa3rt
 
Can anyone provide me with a brief history and disposition of NKP #773?
Obviously this was a Lima-built Berkshire (2-8-4). I have a photo of me, at age 3, standing in front of this locomotive in Westfield, NY in 1956. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

 #113693  by SSW9389
 
From John A. Rehor's excellent Nickle Plate Story: The #773 was among the last steam locomotives built by Lima in the Spring of 1949. It accumulated 80,689 miles of service in its first ten months and a total of 703,243 miles before it was retired in 1958.

The #773 was laid up at Conneaut, OH in April 1958 and sold to Canton Iron & Steel in April 1963 for scrapping.