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NKP #900

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Bellevue, Ohio

· Mad River & NKP Railroad Museum

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NKP #900 was a GP-30 locomotive rated at 2,250 horsepower, built by EMD in 1962. It was the first unit delivered to the Nickel Plate from a 10-unit order. Norfolk Southern Corp. donated it, fully restored, to the museum in 1991. It was dedicated to Mr. BJ Hoops, former Bellevue Terminal Superintendent, in May 1992. The place is also in memory of Don Krofta.

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