New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Co. Records 1846-1961

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New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Co. Records 1846-1961

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The New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Company was founded in 1881 to connect Buffalo and Chicago via Cleveland, Ohio. It was nicknamed the Nickel Plate Road. After it failed, it was taken over by the newly organized New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad in 1887. It merged into the Norfolk and Western Railroad in 1964. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, reminiscences, financial records, memoranda, notebooks, ticket stubs, newspaper and magazine clippings, and oversize volumes containing documents and clippings.

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click here to view the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History entry for the Nickel Plate Railroad The New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Company, better known as the Nickel Plate Railroad, was founded in 1881. It connected Buffalo and Chicago by way of Cleveland, Ohio. When the line was completed, the company was christened the "Nickel Plated Road" by the editor of the Norwalk Chronicle . This nickname was formally adopted by the railroad for its trade name and subseq...