Kevin J. Holland Nickel Plate Road Passenger Service: The Postwar Years. Lynchburg, Virginia: TLC Publishing Inc., 1997. First edition. Foreword by Tony Koester. 1883089298 128 pages. Large-format volume, measuring approximately 8.75" x 11.5", is bound in glossy pictorial boards. Book is in fine condition, with firm binding, clean and bright interior. Front endpaper presents map of the New York, Chicago and St. Louis railroad system. 247 b&w illustrations, with 50 color photos. "This profusely illustrated history details the routes, services and equipment of the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company's postwar passenger operations. From classic rural branchline runs and a solitary mixed train to state-of-the-art streamlined cars carving out a share of the lucrative Chicago-New York market, the Nickel-Plate's modest schedules offered a cross-section of postwar American railroad at its best."