Since its main lines connected Buffalo with Chicago and St. Louis, the Nickel Plate would seem to be a natural partner to the Lackawanna or Lehigh Valley, which connected Buffalo with New York (or, to be precise, Hoboken/Jersey City). This … Continue reading
Jointly issued by nine different railroads in 1948, this brochure unfolds into the equivalent of a 12-page 8″-by-9″ booklet. About a quarter of the brochure describes the “East’s luxurious modern trains,” while most of the rest features potential destinations. The … Continue reading
The four passenger trains on the cover of this timetable showing are deceptive, as by 1964 the Nickel Plate operated only two trains a day: one from Buffalo to Chicago and the other from Chicago to Buffalo. The former was … Continue reading
No single railroad had a line all the way from Chicago to Florida, and some trains journeyed over six different railroads just to get to Jacksonville. The one railroad these Dixie Route blotters from the Dale Hastin collection have in … Continue reading
