The Nickel Plate Railroad, Part II

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  • The first locomotive for the Nickel Plate. Image from "The Nickel Plate Road: The History of a Great Railroad Company" by Taylor Hampton, World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York, 1947.

  • Map of the Nickel Plate Road in later years of operation.

  • The Broadway Station, which was located south of downtown near Orange Avenue. Image from "The Nickel Plate Road: The History of a Great Railroad Company" by Taylor Hampton, World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York, 1947.

  • The first offices for the Nickel Plate Railroad were in the Hoyt Block in downtown Cleveland. Photo by Will Krause

  • Sleeping berth in Clevelander Henry Flagler's private rail car. Comparable to what Daniel P. Eels would have had in his private car. Photo by Will Krause

  • Rear entrance to Clevelander Henry Flagler's private rail car. Comparable to what Daniel P. Eels would have had in his private car. Photo by Will Krause

  • Ceiling in Clevelander Henry Flagler's private rail car. Comparable to what Daniel P. Eels would have had in his private car. Photo by Will Krause

  • Exterior of Clevelander Henry Flagler's private rail car, located at Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida. Comparable to what Daniel P. Eels would have had in his private car. Photo by Will Krause

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