What does "NKP" stand for in Nickel Plate Road?

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What does "NKP" stand for in Nickel Plate Road?

Unread postby Railfan587 » Tue May 07, 2013 2:51 pm

Does anyone know why the Nickel Plate Road initials is NKP instead of NPR? What does the "K" stand for. I could never figure that out. *!question!* !**conf**! *!question!*
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Re: What does "NKP" stand for in Nickel Plate Road?

Unread postby buzz456 » Tue May 07, 2013 3:55 pm

Nickel Plate. They used the K from nickel.
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Re: What does "NKP" stand for in Nickel Plate Road?

Unread postby XDriver » Tue May 07, 2013 3:58 pm

I always thought it was short for NicKel Plate. NKP

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Re: What does "NKP" stand for in Nickel Plate Road?

Unread postby buzz456 » Tue May 07, 2013 4:02 pm

It was the NY&CL which got shortened to Nickel.
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Re: What does "NKP" stand for in Nickel Plate Road?

Unread postby Railfan587 » Tue May 07, 2013 4:45 pm

Thanks guys. I'll seen some people on trainsim.com put things NPR 765 and NPR 587. It took me a minute to figure out.
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Re: What does "NKP" stand for in Nickel Plate Road?

Unread postby CSX2057 » Tue May 07, 2013 4:50 pm

Have you seen a nickle in a plate? !*cheers*!
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Re: What does "NKP" stand for in Nickel Plate Road?

Unread postby 1225fan5358 » Tue May 07, 2013 4:55 pm

CSX2057 wrote:Have you seen a nickle in a plate? !*cheers*!

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Re: What does "NKP" stand for in Nickel Plate Road?

Unread postby OlPaint » Tue May 07, 2013 10:37 pm

I heard the story that the Railway Barons paid so much money taking over the NY&CL route that a railroad news reporter wrote that it must have been "nickel plated" to cost so much. In case you didn't know, back in the day "nickel plating" steel things made them appear shiny silver in color and expensive looking as chrome plating does today.

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