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