NICKEL PLATE ROAD - 1965 Page(s) of Railroad History

A Double-Page (Partially attached*) Print

* As published

A vintage (1965) page of railway (railroad) history relating to the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad.

- A Train of Caterpillar Tractors in 1929

- Walschaerts-geared 628 (1939) & Hudson Locomotives (1932)

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Commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road", more formally known as the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, this railroad served parts of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.  Nickel Plate Road is an interesting name for a railroad line. It is said to have gained its famous nickname, Nickel Plate Road, from a Norwalk, Ohio newspaper columnist who complimented its high standard of construction by referring to it as a "double-track nickel-plated railroad." 

Vintage 1965 Page of History

A Double-Page (Partially attached*) Print

* As published

Generally clean with some age & handling wear from page turning

Published in 1965

Medium Size: Approximately 8" X 11"

REVERSE HAS RELATED/UNRELATED TEXT and PICTURES (NOT SHOWN)

Condition: Excellent - Very Good+ - Good - Fair - Poor (but of historical interest)

Superficial age and handling wear

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