Nickel Plate Road - freight train numbers circa 1957

Started by florida581, May 24, 2012, 07:57:42 PM

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florida581

I've always enjoyed researching railroad operations, past and present.  I've compiled this list of NKP freight train numbers from using their 1957 timetables.  Most of these trains remained consistent up until the N&W merger in 1964.  Included are all the fast freights, through freights, local freights, and switch runs.  Note: some train numbers are used more than once.  In such cases, those trains with common numbers operated on different divisions of the railroad from each other.  I'm not sure if that was a common practice on railroads of times past.  Enjoy!

NICKEL PLATE ROAD FREIGHT TRAIN NUMBERS CIRCA 1957

FAST FREIGHTS(FF) / THROUGH FREIGHTS(TF)

32  TF  CHICAGO, IL - BELLEVUE, OH
34  TF  CHICAGO, IL - BELLEVUE, OH
35  TF  BUFFALO, NY - CHICAGO, IL
36  TF  CHICAGO, IL - BELLEVUE, OH
37  TF  BUFFALO, NY - CHICAGO, IL
38  TF  BELLEVUE, OH - BUFFALO, NY
39  TF  BUFFALO, NY - CHICAGO, IL
40  TF  FRANKFORT, IN - DELPHOS, OH
41  TF  DELPHOS, OH - ST. LOUIS, MO
42  TF  ST. LOUIS, MO - FRANKFORT, IN
43  FF  TOLEDO, OH - ST. LOUIS, MO
45  TF  TOLEDO, OH - ST. LOUIS, MO
46  TF  DELPHOS, OH - TOLEDO, OH
47  FF  BUFFALO, NY - ST. LOUIS, MO
48  TF  ST. LOUIS, MO - FRANKFORT, IN
49  FF  CLEVELAND, OH - ST. LOUIS, MO
50  FF  CHICAGO, IL - CLEVELAND, OH
51  FF  BUFFALO, NY - CHICAGO, IL
52  FF  CHICAGO, IL - BUFFALO, NY
53  FF  BUFFALO, NY - BELLEVUE, OH
54  FF  CHICAGO, IL - BUFFALO, NY
55  FF  BUFFALO, NY - CHICAGO, IL
56  FF  CHICAGO, IL - BUFFALO, NY
62  FF  PEORIA, IL - FRANKFORT, IN
63  TF  BELLEVUE, OH - PEORIA, IL
64  FF  FRANKFORT, IN - BUFFALO, NY
65  TF  BELLEVUE, OH - PEORIA, IL
66  FF  PEORIA, IL - CLEVELAND, OH
67  TF  BELLEVUE, OH - FRANKFORT, IN
68  FF  PEORIA, IL - BUFFALO, NY
70  TF  FRANKFORT, IN - SOUTH LIMA, OH
73  TF  BREWSTER, OH - TOLEDO, OH
76  FF  TOLEDO, OH - SPENCER, OH
77  FF  SPENCER, OH - TOLEDO, OH
80  TF  PERU, IN - MICHIGAN CITY, IN
81  TF  MICHIGAN CITY, IN - PERU, IN
82  TF  INDIANAPOLIS, IN - PERU, IN
82  FF  TOLEDO, OH - PITTSBURGH JUNCTION, OH
83  TF  PERU, IN - INDIANAPOLIS, IN
83  FF  TERMINAL JUNCTION, OH - BREWSTER, OH
84  TF  TOLEDO, OH - TERMINAL JUNCTION, OH  
85  FF  PITTSBURGH JUNCTION, OH - TOLEDO, OH
86  FF  INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MICHIGAN CITY, IN
86  FF  BREWSTER, OH - MINGO JUNCTION, OH
87  FF  MICHIGAN CITY, IN - INDIANAPOLIS, IN
87  FF  MINGO JUNCTION, OH - BREWSTER, OH
89  FF  BREWSTER, OH - TOLEDO, OH
90  FF  ST. LOUIS, MO - BUFFALO, NY
90  FF  TOLEDO, OH - PITTSBURGH JUNCTION, OH
91  FF  PITTSBURGH JUNCTION, OH - TOLEDO, OH
92  FF  TOLEDO, OH - PITTSBURGH JUNCTION, OH
94  FF  TOLEDO, OH - PITTSBURGH JUNCTION, OH
95  FF  TOLEDO, OH - FRANKFORT, IN
95  FF  PITTSBURGH JUNCTION, OH - TOLEDO, OH
96  FF  ST. LOUIS, MO - TOLEDO, OH
98  FF  ST. LOUIS, MO - BUFFALO, NY
98  FF  FRANKFORT, IN - TOLEDO, OH
99  FF  PITTSBURGH JUNCTION, OH - BELLEVUE, OH
170  TF  CLEVELAND, OH - BREWSTER, OH
191  FF  BREWSTER, OH - CLEVELAND, OH
192  FF  CLEVELAND, OH - BREWSTER, OH
195  FF  BREWSTER, OH - CLEVELAND, OH
197  FF  ZANESVILLE, OH - BREWSTER, OH
198  FF  BREWSTER, OH - ZANESVILLE, OH

LOCAL FREIGHTS(LF) / SWITCH RUNS (SR)

21  SR  BELLEVUE, OH - FT. WAYNE, IN
23  SR  LEIPSIC JUNCTION, OH - FT. WAYNE, IN
24  SR  FT. WAYNE, IN - LEIPSIC JUNCTION, OH
25  SR  FT. WAYNE, IN - CHICAGO, IL
27  SR  FT. WAYNE, IN - ARGOS, IN
28  SR  ARGOS, IN - FT. WAYNE, IN
29  SR  BUFFALO, NY - CONNEAUT, OH
29  SR  BELLEVUE, OH - FOSTORIA, OH
30  SR  CONNEAUT, OH - BUFFALO, NY
31  SR  CONNEAUT, OH - CLEVELAND, OH
32  SR  CLEVELAND, OH - CONNEAUT, OH
42  LF  SPENCER, OH - BREWSTER, OH
43  LF  BREWSTER, OH - SPENCER, OH
50  LF  BREWSTER, OH - PITTSBURGH JUNCTION, OH
51  LF  PITTSBURGH JUNCTION, OH - BREWSTER, OH
53  SR  SOUTH LIMA, OH - FRANKFORT, IN
54  SR  MUNCIE, IN - SOUTH LIMA, OH
55  SR  ST. MARY'S, OH - MINISTER, OH
56  SR  MINISTER, OH - ST. MARY'S, OH
57  SR  MUNCIE, IN - FRANKFORT, IN
58  SR  FRANKFORT, IN - MUNCIE, IN
60  SR  SOUTH LIMA, OH - SANDUSKY, OH
61  SR  SANDUSKY, OH - SOUTH LIMA, OH
70  SR  SPENCER, OH - BREWSTER, OH
70  SR  SOUTH  LORAIN, OH - LAKE JUNCTION, OH
71  SR  BREWSTER, OH - SPENCER, OH  
71  SR  LAKE JUNCTION, OH - SOUTH LORAIN, OH
84  SR  INDIANAPOLIS, IN - TIPTON, IN
85  SR  TIPTON, IN - INDIANAPOLIS, IN
91  LF  CLEVELAND, OH - BELLEVUE, OH
92  SR  MUNCIE, IN - FT. WAYNE, IN
93  SR  FT. WAYNE, IN - MUNCIE, IN
94  SR  CONNERSVILLE, IN - MUNCIE, IN
95  SR  MUNCIE, IN - CONNERSVILLE, IN
101  SR  MUNCIE, IN - RUSHVILLE, IN
102  SR  RUSHVILLE, IN - MUNCIE, IN
144  LF  CANTON, OH - CARROLLTON, OH
145  LF  CARROLLTON, OH - CANTON, OH
160  LF  KENT, OH - CANTON, OH
161  LF  CANTON, OH - KENT, OH
162  LF  BREWSTER, OH - ZANESVILLE, OH
163  LF  ZANESVILLE, OH - BREWSTER, OH
Andrew

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