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ITM Office
Weekdays 9am to 3pm
(317) 773 6000
info@itm.org
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 GP-7L No. 426 started its life on May 23, 1953 with a "Specification
Release" as one of 25 units ordered by the New York, Chicago & St. Louis
Railroad
(Nickel Plate) from the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corp. The
units were numbered 423 through 447 and 426 carried EMD serial number 18594. The No. 426
was put into service at Frankfort, IN, on July 22, 1953.
The engine was sold to Morris-Knudson of Boise, ID, in 1978 by N&W,
which acquired it in its merger with NKP. It was then sold to Peabody Coal Co.,
Randolph County Preparation Plant, for service in hauling coal approximately
three miles to the Baldwin Power Plant of Illinois Power Co. The No. 426 was
last used in January of 2000 when the mines and Prep Plant were closed. The
GP-7 was put up for sale along with five other locomotives owned by Peabody
Coal at the Prep Plant. Peabody Coal donated the No. 426 to the ITM. This was
the only NKP locomotive of the six units that Peabody had.
The locomotive is equipped with a 16-cylinder EMD 567BC prime mover and 6 BL
air brake system. The unit was ordered as a road switcher with a gear ratio
62/15 for a top speed of 65 mph.
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Please Note: Schedules are adhered to as closely as possible, but the railroad reserves
the right to alter schedules, substitute coaches and/or motive power as operating
conditions demand. No refund or exchanges on reserved tickets unless ticketed train does not operate.
ITM Office - Hours: Weekdays 9am to 3pm, (317) 773 6000
Indiana Transportation Museum Box 83
Noblesville, IN 46061-0083 317.773.6000
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