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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.
Nickel Plate Road 765 is a preserved S-2 class 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road".
The Nickel Plate Road also owned two other lines to the west of Cleveland - the Cloverleaf, and the Lake Erie and Western. The Cloverleaf was the route from Toledo to St. Louis, and the L.E. & W. - nicknamed "Leave Early and Walk" - went from Sandusky to Peoria.
Publicly scornful of the enterprise before it opened, William Henry Vanderbilt bought out the original owners and took control of the Nickel Plate at the beginning of 1883. [5] The two railroads were operated in parallel, but to the detriment of the Nickel Plate. [6] The LS&MS incorporated the Silver Creek and Dunkirk Railway on November 11, 1890.
The crossing at 106th Street near Allisonville Road will ... bicyclists and joggers on the multi-use path on 106th Street to travel a seven-mile distance between the Monon and the Nickel Plate on ...
It operated 450.72 miles of line between Toledo and East St. Louis. The Clover Leaf became part of the larger New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (the "Nickel Plate") on December 28, 1922, [1] [2] which eventually became part of Norfolk Southern.
The Nickel Plate is a 20-mile-long trail stretching from Noblesville to 42nd Street in Indianapolis. The Noblesville and Fishers portions are finished and Indianapolis has begun paving.
The Nickel Plate Trail near Peru, Indiana in 2018. Currently, the trail ends in Howard County, just north of the city of Kokomo.In 2018 the Industrial Heritage Trail in Kokomo was extended via a lighted pedestrian bridge over IN 931 and under US 31 effectively extending the trail just south of Lincoln Road near State Road 931.