Nickel Plate Road (NKP) Tinder License PlateNickel Plate Road (NKP) Tinder License Plate 6" x 12" . 025 Gauge Aluminum Includes 4 Mounting Slots & 1 2" Radius Rounded Corners UV Protective coating to Prevent Fading Image is reproduction final product might differ slightly Made in America 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

is a surviving example of this ship type

Here are a few random views of the road's Alco switchers that I captured on various visits to Buffalo in the 1970's

The south shore of Lake Erie was close to a supply of coal

more than any other North American railroad

By the 1950s most of the coal mines the Montour serviced had been worked out and the Montour began a slow decline

The Chicago companies hesitated at first to install these faster and more efficient systems because of their heavy investment in cable cars

to Washington in April 1945

it grew aggressively and stayed relatively strong throughout the Great Depression and two World Wars before being purchased by the Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP

Thomasville and Denton Railroad at High Rock

an order of ten coaches for Kansas City Southern

much of the original system exists today as short lines

Conrail shortened the track miles by abandoning most of its route to Buffalo and some of the line entering New York City area