
Front Cover: The sun is fast setting on a cloudless day in August as S-1 718 starts the last lap on her westbound journey to Bellevue. The 15-year old Lima graduate, recently released from Lake Erie & Western District duties, will round out her career on Nickel Plate District hotshots. PHOTO: Philip Horning
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 Back Cover: Bay-window cabooses were always a popular sight on the Nickel Plate. Crews, who had helped evaluate the original design, enjoyed their visibility and creative comforts. Fans and observers liked their flashy paint scheme. Two-year old 406 trails an eastbound at Kishmans in June, 1957. PHOTO: Philip Horning
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 January: New Geep 7's #'s 409 & 406, 1951.
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 February: S-2 744 with eastbound out of Vermillion.
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 March: Alhambra, IL depot, 1882.
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 April: G-2 925 at Homestead yard, 1954.
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 May: S-2 743 heads an eastbound into Conneaut yard.
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 June: Car Workers Local 43 at Conneaut, 1910.
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 July: PA 181 pulls train 7 at Rocky River.
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 August: Berks 771 & 748/w a westbound over Grand River viaduct.
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 September: S-4 802 pulling a westbound in Justus, OH.
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 October: S-2 740 & S-3 778 on ready track in Bellevue.
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 November: LE&W C-76 4168 derailed in Sandusky.
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 December: GP7's 419 & 425 power a local at Justus, OH.
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