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Commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road", the railroad served parts of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. Its primary connections occurred in Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Toledo.
The New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company, popularly known as the “Nickel Plate Road” (reporting mark NKP), had a storied 83-year existence. Starting as a single road from Chicago to Buffalo to compete with the New York Central’s Lake Shore and Michigan Southern line, it ended with four districts crisscrossing Illinois, Indiana ...
About the Nickel Plate - Learn about the railroad that delivered the industrial and agricultural might of the Midwest across the country. From Chicago, Peoria, and St. Louis on the west to Cleveland and Buffalo on the east, see photos and videos of the Nickel Plate and its incomparable Berkshire steam locomotives in action.
The New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, better known as the "Nickel Plate Road," was a profitable Midwestern acquired by Norfolk & Western in 1964.
Commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road", the railroad served parts of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. Its primary connections occurred in Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Toledo.
The Nickel Plate Road is Classic Trains’ Railroad of the Month for February 2020 As an eastbound clears in the distance, Nickel Plate 779, Lima’s last 2-8-4, and a sister placed five cars back because of bridge weight restrictions, leave NH Tower near North East, Pa., in March 1957.
On July 1, 1922, the Nickel Plate Road was operating 523 miles of track between Chicago and Buffalo. On this date the NKP secured control of the properties formerly operated, managed, and controlled by the Lake Erie & Western Railroad Co.