fast-freight-on-the-nickel-platehttps://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/fast-freight-on-the-nickel-plate/Fast freight on the Nickel Plate | Classic Trains MagazineClassic Trains magazine celebrates the 'golden years of railroading' including the North American railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers.https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20141210.jpgInStockUSD1.001.00photo-of-the-dayphotos-videosarticleCTR2021-01-052014-12-1043672
Well into the 1950s, the Nickel Plate Road believed its superb 2-8-4 Berkshires to be better than diesels for its fast freight service. Because it dieselized late, NKP had no freight cab units, only road-switchers. Don Wood photo