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BoxcabE50
May 14th, 2003, 02:07 AM
Is there anyone out there who has an employee timetable for the NKP? Or can get access to one?

I need help identifying two interlocking towers. The handwriting that I am reading, I cannot be certain of the letters assigned to the towers. And I'd also like to know where they were!

What I think I'm seeing: "GC Tower." "WY Tower."

:D

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friscobob
May 16th, 2003, 06:06 PM
Try here (http://www.nkphts.org/) for starters. The NKP Historical & Technical Society covers this road.

And I'm not sure, but I think there's an NKP group in Yahoo!Groups (don't hold me to that, though).

Hope that helps you to get your answers.

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Comet
May 18th, 2003, 11:19 AM
Ken, I waited to see if any of our members who are NKP fans would post an answer for you.

I know of a gentleman who can no doubt answer your NKP questions, but I don't want to make public his email address, so please email me and I'll give it to you.
Thanks,
Bill
BoxcabE50
May 18th, 2003, 11:53 PM
Have identified one of these! GC Tower was located nearby Vermilion, Ohio.

The other one is still a puzzler. The more I look at it, the more the handwriting confuses. Maybe not WY Tower. Perhaps it's HY Tower. Am glad the train crews knew where they were!

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BoxcabE50
May 18th, 2003, 11:54 PM
Originally posted by wabash_one:
I know of a gentleman who can no doubt answer your NKP questions, but I don't want to make public his email address, so please email me and I'll give it to you.
Thanks, Bill OK. Will send a mail off in just a minute.

Thanks-

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BoxcabE50
May 19th, 2003, 11:19 AM
Bill-

Heard back from him within a couple of hours. Seems like a nice fellow. Is checking for info.

Thanks! graemlins/097.gif

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Comet
May 25th, 2003, 12:43 PM
Ken, just a follow up. Any luck getting any info on the location of that train order?
Bill
BoxcabE50
February 7th, 2004, 05:00 AM
Finally have an answer. WY Tower was "West Yard Tower." Located in Frankfort, Indiana.

:D

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chessie
February 11th, 2004, 08:30 AM
Great, because I have no NKP knowledge......


I have seen some GP30's thatbwere probably of NKP heritage.....

Harold
River Run
February 17th, 2004, 02:16 AM
Nice to see there's a place for us Nickel Plate Fans here now. I haven't visited Trainboard for a long time. You can visit my website Nickel Plate Home at: http://www.angelfire.com/de2/nickelplate/index.html
BoxcabE50
February 17th, 2004, 03:27 AM
Randy-

Although NKP isn't really high on my interest list, I do enjoy finding out more of pre-mega merger era companies. I'd be happy to see NKP discussion, and learn more about this RR.

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