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PUBLICATION VO IS PG TYPE CLASS SUBJECT DATE LOCATION AUTHOR_Credit COMMENT
Dec-66 01-2-05 Photo MofW X-239
Frankfort Ameling ex-NKP tender
Sep-67 01-5-09 Photo MofW X50002 1967 Muncie Switzer NKP Wreck Crane
Jun-68 02-3-04 Photo MofW X52156 1968 Frankfort Koester ex-Western Union car
Sep-69 03-4-17 Photo MofW X-53079 1967 Bellevue Ameling ex-43-58 series painted red
Dec-69 04-1-05 Photo MofW X52754 1969 Hammond, IN Zahorsky in Gray paint
Jun-71 05-1-04 Photo MofW X50027
Conneaut McCormack NKP's only steel snowplow
Sep-71 05-2-05 Article MofW SNOWPLOWS ON THE NKP

John Rehor NKP's snowplow fleet featured
Sep-71 05-2-05 Photo MofW X50025 Aug-47 Conneaut Prescott scrapped 10/1947
Sep-71 05-2-05 Photo MofW X50026 8/6/1947 Conneaut Prescott bought in 1904
Sep-71 05-2-05 Photo MofW X50027
Conneaut McCormack Russell built in 1946
Winter 1971 06-1-04 Article MofW FIRE CARS ON THE NKP

Eric Hirsimaki Firefighting on the NKP
Winter 1971 06-1-05 Photo MofW X50411 1967 Lima,OH Ameling bunk car
Winter 1971 06-1-05 Photo MofW X50421 1967 Lima,OH Ameling Firefighting Car
Winter 1971 06-1-05 Photo MofW X53079 1967 Lima,OH Ameling ex-coach # 54
Sprg/Sum 1972 06-2-03 Photo MofW old MofW car still on wheels 1972 Cleveland Benson car Inspectors
Spring 1973 07-2-12 Article MofW NICKEL PLATE'S BIG HOOKS

Eric Hirsimaki The NKP rostered many wreck cranes over the years
Spring 1973 07-2-12 Photo MofW piggyback trailer lifted by sling
unknown NKPHTS
Spring 1973 07-2-12 Photo MofW unknown

NKPHTS lifting piggy back trailer
Spring 1973 07-2-12 Photo MofW X50001
on NYC Prescott clearing wreck
Spring 1973 07-2-12 Photo MofW X56003
Bellevue Lorenz w/ flat X-56244
Spring 1973 07-2-13 Photo MofW X50002 Oct-60 Muncie, In Prescott
Spring 1973 07-2-13 Photo MofW X50004
Cascade, PA Prescott lifting L-1b 175 back on rails
Spring 1973 07-2-13 Photo MofW X50004 1959 Frankfort Prescott after being dieselized
Spring 1973 07-2-13 Photo MofW X50009
Bellevue, OH Prescott last NKP hook to be dieselized
Spring 1973 07-2-14 Photo MofW WLE 200

Ameling working a wreck
Spring 1973 07-2-14 Photo MofW X-1
Frankfort Hirsimaki loading trucks
Spring 1973 07-2-14 Photo MofW X50006 1946 Valparaiso, IN Ameling clearing wreck w/ X50003
Spring 1973 07-2-14 Photo MofW X56003
Toledo, OH Ameling ex-203 on the Wheeling
Fall/Winter 1973 08-1-03 Photo MofW X50009 1973 East Wayne Brendel loading panel track
Spring 1974 08-2-05 Photo MofW X53083
Conneaut Prescott ex-Car 7
Spring 1974 08-2-05 Photo MofW X53083 1971 Monticello, IL Scott being moved into museum
Winter 1974 09-1-19 Photo MofW W&LE

Bixler (4) photos of cranes working on W&LE
Spring 1975 09-2-03 Photo MofW 1-X 1907 Cowden, IL Hirsimaki two derricks working on long bridge
Spring 1975 09-2-03 Article MofW IN COMPANY SERVICE

Eric Hirsimaki The Maintenance of Way cars were a vital part of the NKP
Spring 1975 09-2-04 Photo MofW unknown

Underwood,Jr. wooden body derrick working at bridge
Spring 1975 09-2-04 Photo MofW unknown

Keller building a right of way
Spring 1975 09-2-04 Photo MofW various
Peru, IN Swartz a string of MofW cars
Spring 1975 09-2-06 Photo MofW X0050
Peru, In Swartz used as a ditcher
Spring 1975 09-2-06 Photo MofW X50021 1965 Bellevue Ameling w/ water supply X239
Spring 1975 09-2-06 Photo MofW X50038
Bellevue Ameling used to clear right of ways
Spring 1975 09-2-07 Article MofW WHAT'S IN A NUMBER?

George A. Berghoff a summary of MofW series on the Nickel Plate
Spring 1975 09-2-08 Article MofW M OF W PICTORIAL

George A. Berghoff 58 photos of various NKP MofW equipment
Spring 1975 09-2-08 Photo MofW X50196 pre-1947 Conneaut Prescott tool-idler car end platform, 2 windows
Spring 1975 09-2-08 Photo MofW X50691
Peru, In Swartz all-wood w/ two windows and a door
Spring 1975 09-2-08 Photo MofW X50775

Tomhafe bunk car 2 windows and a door
Spring 1975 09-2-08 Photo MofW X50794

Swartz end platforms and three windows
Spring 1975 09-2-08 Photo MofW X50988

Tomhafe ex-10,000 series car 4 windows and door
Spring 1975 09-2-08 Photo MofW X50993

Larue, Jr. flanger-oiler homebuilt
Spring 1975 09-2-08 Photo MofW X50996

Tomhafe regular 10,000 series car
Spring 1975 09-2-08 Photo MofW X50997
Conneaut Prescott styled like 1000 series caboose
Spring 1975 09-2-09 Photo MofW X50423
Bellevue Hirsimaki firefighting car 2 windows w/ sliding door
Spring 1975 09-2-09 Photo MofW X50426

Wright sliding door near end
Spring 1975 09-2-09 Photo MofW X50509

Tomhafe boxcar w/ steel ends
Spring 1975 09-2-09 Photo MofW X50556

Tomhafe 3 windows and a door
Spring 1975 09-2-09 Photo MofW X50745

Tomhafe bunk car 2 windows and a door
Spring 1975 09-2-09 Photo MofW X52122

Tomhafe boxcar w/ steel ends
Spring 1975 09-2-09 Photo MofW X55284

Ameling ex-LE&W boxcar
Spring 1975 09-2-09 Photo MofW X56???
Indianapolis Stuckey ex-W&LE 25000 series car
Spring 1975 09-2-10 Photo MofW unknown

Ganger ex-NKP coach
Spring 1975 09-2-10 Photo MofW X50708

Prescott ex-Western Union car
Spring 1975 09-2-10 Photo MofW X50713

Prescott ex-Western Union Car
Spring 1975 09-2-10 Photo MofW X53007

Prescott ex-NKP coach 50
Spring 1975 09-2-10 Photo MofW X53013

Prescott ex-NKP coach 33
Spring 1975 09-2-10 Photo MofW X53023

Wright ex-351
Spring 1975 09-2-10 Photo MofW X53060

Prescott ex-NKP RPO 352
Spring 1975 09-2-10 Photo MofW X55516

Ameling ex-LE&W 14
Spring 1975 09-2-11 Photo MofW X50916 1959
Wright ex-NKP 883
Spring 1975 09-2-11 Photo MofW X53032
Bellevue Ameling wreck diner
Spring 1975 09-2-11 Photo MofW X53036

Tomhafe ex-NKP baggage car 310
Spring 1975 09-2-11 Photo MofW X53048

Stuckey ex-NKP baggage car (maybe LE&W)
Spring 1975 09-2-11 Photo MofW X53061
Conneaut Prescott ex-NKP coach
Spring 1975 09-2-11 Photo MofW X55040

Tomhafe ex-LE&W 853
Spring 1975 09-2-11 Photo MofW X56642

Ameling ex-W&LE 642 ex-Pullman
Spring 1975 09-2-11 Photo MofW X58521

Tomhafe ex-Clover Leaf coach 176
Spring 1975 09-2-12 Photo MofW unknown
Kokomo, IN Sherrod ex-W&LE 25000 series boxcar
Spring 1975 09-2-12 Photo MofW unknown

Corns 9 windows and two side doors
Spring 1975 09-2-13 Photo MofW X56052
Bellevue Ameling covered for sand service
Spring 1975 09-2-13 Photo MofW X56211
Cleveland Ameling ex-Wheeling 25,000 series car
Spring 1975 09-2-13 Photo MofW X56701

LaRue, Jr. ex-WLE 701, air dump car
Spring 1975 09-2-13 Photo MofW X56940

Stuckey like 0900 series Wheeling rider cars
Spring 1975 09-2-13 Photo MofW X56959

Prescott outside braced car w/ 5 windows and door
Spring 1975 09-2-13 Photo MofW X56982

Ameling w/ steel sides
Spring 1975 09-2-13 Photo MofW X56990
Conneaut Prescott outside braced 5 windows and a door
Spring 1975 09-2-13 Photo MofW 25595

Corns ex-W&LE car
Spring 1975 09-2-14 Photo MofW X0026

Ameling w/ clam shell bucket
Spring 1975 09-2-14 Photo MofW X50025
Conneaut Prescott same as 5-2-5
Spring 1975 09-2-14 Photo MofW X50026
Conneaut Prescott same as 5-2-5
Spring 1975 09-2-14 Photo MofW X50027
Conneaut Prescott all-steel
Spring 1975 09-2-14 Photo MofW X52519

Ameling old mill gondolas
Spring 1975 09-2-14 Photo MofW X55750

Richard ex-LE&W snowplow
Spring 1975 09-2-14 Photo MofW X58039
Bellevue Ameling converted from NKP 70,000 series gondola
Spring 1975 09-2-14 Photo MofW 1285

Kehn NKP motorized track car
Spring 1975 09-2-15 Photo MofW X1000
Conneaut Prescott
Spring 1975 09-2-15 Photo MofW X1402
Conneaut Prescott early ballast spreader
Spring 1975 09-2-15 Photo MofW X155

Spanagel small tank car
Spring 1975 09-2-15 Photo MofW X1609

Larue, Jr. modern Lorain crane on flat car
Spring 1975 09-2-15 Photo MofW X50029
Bellevue Ameling side dump car
Spring 1975 09-2-15 Photo MofW X55354
Peru Swartz w/ ex-LE&W crane 1026
Spring 1975 09-2-15 Photo MofW X56995

NKPHTS ex-W&LE 995
Spring 1975 09-2-15 Photo MofW X58524
Bellevue Ameling ex-NKP car 4
Winter 1979 13-1-06 Photo MofW X55284 3/27/1966 Bellevue, OH Ameling ex-LE&W 85,000 series
Summer 1979 13-3-09 Photo MofW Pile Driver 1930's New Haven ,IN Haefling work train w/ pile driver
Summer 1979 13-3-16 Photo MofW X50026 6/17/1948 Fort Wayne, IN Bauer left side view w/ CB&Q diesels in background
Fall 1979 13-4-19 Photo MofW X50009 2/11/1977 New Haven, IN Deininger as N&W 550009 clearing wreck
Spring 1980 14-2-05 Photo MofW 1258
Charleston, IL Harvey NKP motorized track car
Fall 1982 16-4-14 Photo MofW X50701
Noblesville, IN
in museum
Fall 1983 17-4-08 Article MofW THE X50041 COMES HOME

George Berghoff the dynamometer car is donated to the Mad River Museum in 1983
Fall 1983 17-4-08 Photo MofW X50041 1983 Pueblo,Co Leamon as ATCX 4
Fall 1983 17-4-09 Photo MofW X50041
Bellevue, OH Ameling left side view
Summer 1984 18-3-24 Photo MofW X53032
Bellevue, OH Ehrhardt ex-cafe-parlor car NKP 120
Winter 1985 19-1-06 Photo MofW X50041 10/19/1984 Bellevue, OH Ameling left side in museum
Winter 1992 26-1-04 Photo MofW X53060 Feb-47 Conneaut, OH Ameling more windows and one door closed off
Winter 1992 26-1-05 Photo MofW X53023 1964 Conneaut, OH NKPHTS more windows and two doors closed off
Spring 1994 28-2-01 Photo MofW M of W crew w/ speeder

McCaleb four men push speeder towards tracks color view
Spring 1994 28-2-10 Article MofW MOTORCARS: FUNCTION AND DEVELOPEMENT

Jack Kramer a comprehensive look at NKP's MofW motor cars
Spring 1994 28-2-10 Photo MofW 1258

Harvey
Spring 1994 28-2-11 Photo MofW 1285 5/18/1973 Leipsic, OH NKPHTS
Spring 1994 28-2-11 Photo MofW 1382 7/3/1967 Tipton, IN Ameling
Spring 1994 28-2-12 Photo MofW unknown # Track Car

McCaleb w/ two crewmen and trailer
Spring 1994 28-2-12 Photo MofW 1616
Bellevue, OH Harvey in wrecked condition
Spring 1994 28-2-13 Photo MofW NKP Speeder 1972 Bellevue, OH Ameling still lettered NKP no number visible
Spring 1994 28-2-14 Photo MofW NKP Speeder 8/28/1979 Charleston, IL Harvey side view no number
Spring 1994 28-2-14 Photo MofW 1623
Bellevue, OH Ameling
Spring 1994 28-2-15 Photo MofW 1292
Bellevue, OH Ameling in wrecked condition front view
Spring 1994 28-2-15 Photo MofW 1292
Bellevue, OH Ameling in wrecked condition rear view
Spring 1994 28-2-16 Photo MofW 1589

McCaleb w/ five crewmen
Spring 1994 28-2-17 Photo MofW 1589

McCaleb being placed on track
Spring 1994 28-2-18 Photo MofW X-100

McCaleb rail bus
Spring 1994 28-2-18 Photo MofW 3082

McCaleb four wheel trailer
Spring 1994 28-2-20 Photo MofW X-100
Wheeling Dist. McCaleb in siding waiting for train to pass
Fall 1995 29-4-15 Photo MofW ex-Car 7 Feb-89 Lynchburg, VA Jensen as N&W 521417
Spring 1996 30-2-19 Photo MofW ex-Car 7 Apr-69 Chicago, IL Shepherd as N&W 521417
Fall 1996 30-4-14 Photo MofW X50041 May-49 Frankfort, IN Swartz left side view
Fall 1996 30-4-24 Photo MofW X50041 1924
Retterer right side builders photo
Spring 1998 32-2-06 Photo MofW X50039 1967 Maple Grove, OH Ameling side view, used as crane tender
Spring 1998 32-2-14 Photo MofW X52551 1970's Argos, IN Hackett side view
Spring 1998 32-2-17 Photo MofW X50041 1924
Retterer builders photo upper right front view
Winter 2000 34-1-10 Photo MofW 1382

Ameling left side view
Winter 2000 34-1-12 Article MofW SPREADING THE WEALTH

William J. Powers MofW operations and equipment in Cleveland area
Winter 2000 34-1-12 Photo MofW X56959

Prescott five windows and center door w/ wood sides
Winter 2000 34-1-12 Photo MofW X56990

Prescott five windows and center door w/ steel sides
Winter 2000 34-1-13 Photo MofW X56039

Ameling used as crane tender
Winter 2000 34-1-14 Photo MofW X50433

Ganger seven windows w/ center door
Winter 2000 34-1-14 Photo MofW X53083 Dec-64
Ameling ex-NKP car 7
Winter 2000 34-1-14 Photo MofW X58524

Ameling ex-NKP car 4
Winter 2000 34-1-15 Photo MofW X0026 Aug-57 Valparaiso, IN Ameling w/ clamshell bucket
Winter 2000 34-1-15 Photo MofW X50997 4/8/1941 Conneaut, OH Prescott
Winter 2000 34-1-16 Photo MofW X50029

Ameling side dump car
Winter 2000 34-1-16 Photo MofW X50724
Peru, IN McCarter w/ ten various work train cars
Spring 2000 34-2-14 Photo MofW X52552 1963 Bellevue, OH Ameling ex-NKP RPO 831
Fall 2001 35-4-06 Photo MofW X-50041
Bellevue, OH Willard Harvey left front view with Car 6
Fall 2001 35-4-07 Photo MofW X-50009
Bellevue, OH Jay Williams left side view with car X-50179
Spring 2002 36-2-01 Photo MofW Alco Test Car # 4

Bob's Photos exNKP X-50041 after purchase by Alco
Spring 2002 36-2-05 Photo MofW The Second Life of X-50041

Lloyd E. Scott an account of its lifeafter its career on the NKP
Spring 2002 36-2-05 Photo MofW X-50041 1924 Hammond, IN Standard Car Co. builders photo of right side
Spring 2002 36-2-06 Photo MofW X-50041's First Life

Peter Shepherd some information about its NKP career
Spring 2002 36-2-08 Photo MofW X-50041 Mar-24 Hammond, IN Standard Car Co. interior view of car when new
Spring 2002 36-2-09 Photo MofW X-50041 1965
Lloyd E. Scott interior view of car when redone by Alco
Spring 2002 36-2-32 Photo MofW X-50041

Terry Hand a color photo of the left side
Spring 2007 41-2-21 Photo MofW X 50027
Conneaut, OH Doyle McCormack Right side view
Summer 2007 41-3-07 Photo MofW X52033

NKPHTS Col. ex- St. Louis Refrigerator Car Co.
1992 Calendar C1992-RC Photo MofW NKP Steam Crane

NKPHTS early steam crane w/ five crewmen
NEWSLETTER NL-72-4-01 Photo MofW X50027
Conneaut, OH Prescott right front view
NEWSLETTER NL-72-4-03 Article MofW SNOWPLOW UPDATE

Hirsimaki The last of NKP's snowplows was retired with all-time roster
NEWSLETTER NL-74-3-01 Photo MofW X50041
Conneaut, OH
left front view
REFLECTION-LE&W RF2-48 Photo MofW X56373 1954 Lima, OH Tomhafe painted gray ex-W&LE w/ vertical end ribs

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