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Berkshire #765 Nickle Plate Road

welp, it's been a long time in the making, but finally, my best creation yet!

'At the turn of the 20th Century, railroads faced a surmounting problem: an increase in traffic and limited steam technology. Railroads commonly relied on drag freights with engines that could pull heavy tonnage but at low speeds. Following experiments with an existing designs, Lima Locomotive Works developed a new wheel arrangement to accommodate an increase in the size of the locomotive's firebox. An increase in the firebox size allowed more coal combustion and subsequent heat output, improving the amount of steam developed and increasing horsepower. These and other modifications created the concept of "horsepower at speed" or "Super-power" in Lima's parlance.

In 1925, this "Super-power" technology was successfully realized in a prototype designated the A-1, which was tested in the Berkshire Mountains of the Boston & Albany Railroad, thus earning the common name of the locomotive type. The 2-8-4 design was quickly adopted by the New York Central, Erie Railroad, Illinois Central, Pere Marquette, Boston & Maine, and Chesapeake & Ohio, and the Nickel Plate Road.

The Nickel Plate Road was able to eventually employ 80 Berkshires on high-speed freight and passenger trains with the first order (designated S Class) 15 were supplied by the American Locomotive Works (ALCO) in 1934 based on Lima's design. Eight years later, Lima began producing three more sub-classes, which differed from the S class in little more than weight. Class S-1 (715–739) in 1942, class S-2 (740–769) in 1944, and class S-3 (770–779) in 1949. As a group, these engines were referred to as the "Seven Hundreds."

An additional number of Berkshires (S-4 class) were acquired when the Nickel Plate Road leased the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad in 1949. As a direct result of the Berkshire class, the railroad earned a reputation for high-speed service, which later became its motto.

Nickel Plate Road no. 765's construction was completed on September 8, 1944'
~Wikipedia

TL;DR
Fast Freight

The engine you may be more aquainted with would be Pere Marquette #1225...aka, the Polar Express. This will get a Polar Express version at a later time.

Features:
~Custom-built boiler and firebox
~90% of the hoses and pipes found on the real thing
~fully detailed driver rods, although they do not move due to limitations of the game.
~Coal detailing
~Almost fully scaled proportions.
~Firebox with "fire"
~Fully detailed cabin space
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It's just super detailed, okay?

Please note:
Does not crash well. It's built for looks, not destruction.
Will not do well in Multiplayer. Has lots of actuated parts including all appropriate wheel sets and the tender/locomotive connection
Also has about 2.3k bricks...so yeah.

DO NOT REUPLOAD THIS!!!

Enjoy!