I live along and vaguely model the Nickel Plate. Lately I've been brushing up on my Nickel Plate knowledge and history, and as a result a few questions sprung to my mind...
1. The famous "High Speed Service" slogan... was that ever used on boxcars? I have seen some lovely models featuring it, but as I haven't seen any prototype photos I assume it to be a flight of modelers fancy?
2. Regarding the RS-3/GP-7s the NKP dieselized with... which locomotive was more commonly assigned to the Cleveland area, especially when it came to way freights? I think it has been mainly GPs in the photos I have seen from this area.
3. I have seen some people claim that the NKP hauled some ore in the ubiquitous shorty ore hoppers we often see in the hobby ("jennies" I think is their slang name), but I haven't seen any evidence expect for a few models out there. I suspect in real life they just used standard hoppers, to be honest. And from what I understand of the Great Lakes trade wasn't most of the NKPs water interchange traffic from coal anyhow?
Anyone know the answer to my questions?
