The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.

Nickel Plate Road

Defunct railway in the mid-central United States (1881–1964)

The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, abbreviated NYC&St.L, was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States from 1881 to 1964. Commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road", the railroad served parts of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,…