Nickel Plate Road
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Mid-20th century map showing the lines of the Nickel Plate Road.
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Description
The New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad was organized in 1881 to connect Cleveland, Ohio to Chicago, Illinois and directly compete with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway – the only east-west operator along the southern Great Lakes at that time. The origins of the nickname ‘Nickel Plate Road’ are ambiguous, and may have to do with the glittering financial prospects of a company that was able to break the freight traffic stranglehold imposed by Cornelius Vanderbilt and Jay Gould.
This map was published in 1951 by the J.W. Clement Company of Buffalo, New York. The rail network stretches from Buffalo to St. Louis and includes branches to Peoria, Wheeling, and Indianapolis. State outlines are heavily distorted, allowing for a more legible presentation of text at the expense of geographic accuracy.
Map Details
Publication Date: 1951
Author: J.W. Clement Company
Sheet Width (in): 21.5
Sheet Height (in): 15.5
Condition: A
Condition Description: Lithographed map folded into 12 panels and affixed to stiff paper wraps. Creased along fold lines, but in near fine condition overall.
$70.00
1 in stock