Download or read book The Nickel Plate Story written by John A. Rehor and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of how an independent railroad fought for its life throughout its competitive history. Presents the history of the famed New York. Chicago & St. Louis Railroad with a system map, division profiles, illustrated rosters, chapter maps and more. By John A. Rehor. 8 1/2 x 11; 484 pgs.; 527 b&w photos and 15 illus.; includes dust jacket.
Download or read book The Nickel Plate Road written by Taylor Hampton and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engrossing, scholarly account of a great railroad from its infancy up to the present. When the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railway was incorporated in 1881, its builders did not suspect that their railroad was destined to become one of the best-known in American history.
Download or read book Nickel Plate Road Diesel Locomotives written by Kevin Holland and published by TLC Publishing. This book was released on 1998-05-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Nickel Plate Road was widely known and respected for its great steam locomotives, its diesel roster was equally interesting. Keven Holland tells the complete story of Nickel Plate Road's dieselization and traces the history of all its diesel locomotives down to and after the N&W merger. Filled with official Nickel Plate Road photographs plus a variety of photos from railfan photographers. The last word on the diesel fleet of Nickel Plate Road diesel locomotives!
Download or read book Nickel Plate Road in Color written by Stephen M. Timko and published by Morning Sun Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nickel Plate Road Nickel Plate District written by New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Berkshires of the Nickel Plate Road written by Kevin J. Holland and published by TLC Publishing (VA). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few steam locomotives so thoroughly embodied the spirit and character of their owner -- or were so widely respected. In the capable hands of NKP crews, Berkshires carded the weight of the railway's post-Depression solvency squarely on their shoulders. Published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Berks' retirement, this volume documents the fascinating history of these locomotives, from the dawn of the Super-power era through dieselization and today's museum-line survivors. A huge collection of action photographs and evocative paintings illustrate the Berkshires class by class, and complement rosters, diagrams and engineering records.
Download or read book Follow the Flag written by H. Roger Grant and published by Northern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Follow the Flag" offers the first authoritative history of the Wabash Railroad Company, a once vital interregional carrier. The corporate saga of the Wabash involved the efforts of strong-willed and creative leaders, but this book provides more than traditional business history. Noted transportation historian H. Roger Grant captures the human side of the Wabash, ranging from the medical doctors who created an effective hospital department to the worker-sponsored social events. And Grant has not ignored the impact the Wabash had on businesses and communities in the "Heart of America." Like most major American carriers, the Wabash grew out of an assortment of small firms, including the first railroad to operate in Illinois, the Northern Cross. Thanks in part to the genius of financier Jay Gould, by the early 1880s what was then known as the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway reached the principal gateways of Chicago, Des Moines, Detroit, Kansas City, and St. Louis. In the 1890s, the Wabash gained access to Buffalo and direct connections to Boston and New York City. One extension, spearheaded by Gould's eldest son, George, fizzled. In 1904 entry into Pittsburgh caused financial turmoil, ultimately throwing the Wabash into receivership. A subsequent reorganization allowed the Wabash to become an important carrier during the go-go years of the 1920s and permitted the company to take control of a strategic "bridge" property, the Ann Arbor Railroad. The Great Depression forced the company into another receivership, but an effective reorganization during the early days of World War II gave rise to a generally robust road. Its famed Blue Bird streamliner, introduced in 1950 between Chicago and St. Louis, became a widely recognized symbol of the "New Wabash." When "merger madness" swept the railroad industry in the 1960s, the Wabash, along with the Nickel Plate Road, joined the prosperous Norfolk & Western Railway, a merger that worked well for all three carriers. Immortalized in the popular folk song "Wabash Cannonball," the midwestern railroad has left important legacies. Today, forty years after becoming a "fallen flag" carrier, key components of the former Wabash remain busy rail arteries and terminals, attesting to its historic value to American transportation.
Download or read book Some Facts about the Nickel Plate Road written by Lynne Loraine White and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Nickel Plate Road written by Lynne L. White and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Designing Building Multi deck Model Railroads written by Tony Koester and published by Kalmbach Publishing, Co.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acquire more space for scenery and longer mainline runs with multiple decks. Tony Koester walks you through design options, lighting and wiring considerations, and the all-important construction process and techniques.
Download or read book Nickel Plate Road written by and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nickel Plate Road Clover Leaf District written by New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Field Guide to Trains written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate guide for train lovers, Field Guide to Trains is fully loaded with pictures and fun facts on all the machines that ride the rails
Download or read book American Steam Locomotives written by William L. Withuhn and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.
Download or read book Nickel Plate Road Lake Erie and Western District written by New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
