The different Nickel Plate Road components had different ways to identify their lines. Around 1967, the Norfolk & Western system of named districts was adopted.
Many segments have been abandoned, or sold to short line operators.
Chicago District (Chicago-Pullman Jct.)
Chicago District (Pullman Jct.-New Haven)
Fostoria District (New Haven-Bellevue)
Cleveland District (Bellevue-Cleveland)
Lake Erie District (Cleveland-Buffalo)
Line evolved as follows:
Toledo-Delphos (abandoned)
Delphos-Craigville (abandoned)
Craigville-Marion (Sold to Wabash Central Railroad)
Marion-Kokomo (Sold to Central Railroad Of Indianapolis)
Kokomo-Frankfort (NS Kokomo Spur)
Frankfort-Metcalf (abandoned)
Metcalf-Neoga (Sold to Eastern Illinois Railroad)
Neoga-Coffeen (abandoned)
Coffeen-Sorento (NS Madison Branch)
Sorento-East St. Louis (abandoned)
Line evolved as follows:
Peoria-Gibson City (NS Bloomington District)
Gibson City-Cheneyville (abandoned)
Cheneyville-Lafayette (Sold to Kankakee Beaverville & Southern Railroad)
Lafayette-Hale (NS Frankfort District)
Hale-Lima (Sold to RJ Corman Lines)
Lima-Fostoria-Sandusky (NS Lima District)
St. Marys-Minster (Sold to RJ Corman Lines)
New Castle District (Fort Wayne-New Castle)
Line Sold to Connersville & New Castle Railroad
New Castle Division (New Castle-Connersville)
Line Sold to CSX
New Castle Division (New Castle-Sexton-Rushville)
Line evolved as follows:
Michigan City-Dillon (Sold to Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad)
Dillon-Rochester IN (Sold to Elkhart & Western Railroad)
Rochester IN-Sharpsville (abandoned)
Sharpsville-Tipton (NS Sharpsville Lead)
Tipton-Indianapolis (Sold to Hoosier Heritage Port Authority)
Toledo District (Toledo-Bellevue)
Lines Sold to Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (New Company)
Hartland Subdivision (Bellevue-Spencer)
Brewster Subdivision (Spencer-Bowerston-Jewett)
Valley Subdivision/River Subdivision (Jewett-Pittsburgh Jct.-Warrenton-Terminal Jct.)
River Subdivision/Steubenville Branch (Warrenton-Steubenville)
Cleveland Subdivision (Falls Jct.-Harmon)
Cleveland Subdivision/Carrollton Branch (Canton Jct.-Carrollton)
Line Sold to Cleveland Commercial Railroad
Cleveland Subdivision (Cleveland-Falls Jct.)
Line Sold to Ohio Central Railroad
OHCE Subdivision (Harmon-Zanesville)
Abandoned Lines
Huron Branch/Lorain Branch
Massillon Branch/Chagrin Falls Branch
Lines Sold to Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (New Company)
Rook Subdivision (Pittsburgh Jct. to Rook)