Berkshires of the Nickel Plate Road

"Berkshires of the Nickel Plate Road" celebrates the legendary Berkshire (2-8-4) steam locomotives of the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate Road), and documents their fascinating story from the dawn of the Super-Power steam era, through dieselization, and on to today's museum and excursion survivors. In the capable hands of Nickel Plate steam crews, the Berkshires carried the responsibility for the railroad's post-Depression solvency squarely on their shoulders. They did not disappoint, and made "Nickel Plate Road High Speed Service" the envy of the railroad industry. The book contains over 150 black & white and color photographs, class-by-class locomotive rosters, and builder engineering records and diagrams.