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 railroad served parts of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. Its primary connections occurred in Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Toledo.
The Nickel Plate Road was constructed in 1881 along the South Shore of the Great Lakes to connect Buffalo and Chicago, in competition with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway.
Indianapolis, Peru and Chicago Rail Way (1864)
Wabash, St Louis and Pacific (1881-1886)
Sold to Lake Erie & Western (1887)
Operated by Lake Shore and Michigan Southern (1900-1922)
1920's - known as the Nickel Plate.