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.)
(former Chicago & Western Indiana line to Hammond)
Chicago District (Pullman Jct.-Fort Wayne)
Line evolved as follows:
Decatur-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)
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)