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Nickel Plate Road GP7L #426; built by Electro-Motive Diesel in July 1953. Donated by Peabody Coal Co. to ITM in 2000. [42] Operated by ITM from 2002 to 2018, sold to Nickel Plate Express, and restored to working order in 2020. Indiana Transportation Museum GP9 #200; built by Electro-Motive Diesel in April 1954 as Union Pacific GP9 #200.
The Hoosier Heritage Port Authority is a quasi-governmental organization in the U.S. state of Indiana.It is the owner of a Heritage railway (reporting mark HHPA), operated by the Indiana Transportation Museum from 1995 to 2015 & currently operated by the Nickel Plate Express since 2018, over former Norfolk Southern trackage from Tipton, Indiana, to Indianapolis, a distance of 37 miles (59.5 km).
The Nickel Plate was one of the last Class I railroads to regularly use steam locomotives, only the Illinois Central, Norfolk & Western, Colorado & Southern, Fort Worth & Denver, and Grand Trunk Western were to continue longer, until spring 1960. The Nickel Plate Road had a fleet of 112 of the 2-8-4 Berkshire type steam locomotives.
The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (reporting mark NKP), abbreviated NYC&St.L, was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States.Commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road", the railroad served parts of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.
RIDE THE RAILS: 12 best Amtrak vacations and scenic train rides in North America The Green Mountain State is known for its autumn displays with oak, maple, and ash trees exploding in rainbow pops ...
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 ...
The first ride will take off on Nov. 23, and the final ride will depart on Dec. 22. There will be two trips a day on Saturday and Sunday, one in the morning, at 10 a.m., and one in the evening at ...
Climb aboard the Polar Express for a magical holiday experience. Meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, enjoy cookies and hot cocoa, and capture the moment with photo-ops and a keepsake sleigh bell.