Nickel Plate Railroad Photographs (PG096)

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The Nickel Plate Railroad was founded in 1881 to connect Buffalo and Chicago via Cleveland, Ohio. It was nicknamed the Nickel Plate Road. After it failed it was taken over by the newly organized New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad in 1887. It merged into the Norfolk and Western Railroad in 1964. The collection consists of two photograph albums and loose photographs pertaining to the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, including pictures of railroad bridges, locomotives, trains, track, depots, towns, wrecks, railroad officials, and work scenes. Also included are photographs of advertisements for railroads.

: Rebuilding bridge #86; Black and white photograph "account of damage by fire".

: Rebuilding bridge #86; Black and white photograph of bridge to "account of damage by fire".

: Walworth Run Viaduct; Black and white photograph of viaduct. Printed notes on back, "Double track bridge no. 90-724'-2 3/16" total length; 1 riveted truss span 120'-0"; 1 pin conn. truss span 196'-0"; 1 plate girder span 58'-2 3/16"; 3 plate girder spans 30'-0"; 5 plate girder spans 28'-0"; and 2 plate girder spans 60'-0"".

: West end of Cuyahoga Valley Viaduct; Black and white photograph of the west end of the Cuyahoga Valley Viaduct. Notes on back, "Double track bridge no. 86. Total length 2990'-0"; rolling lift span over Cuyahoga River 200'-0"; deck riveted truss span over Erie R.R. tracks 123'-8"; thro. riveted truss span over Erie R.R. tracks 122'-8"; thro. plate girder span over University St. 101'-0"".