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Posted by bleve1075 on Monday, April 30, 2018 8:12 PM

Tramps Hobos & Bums....

 

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, April 30, 2018 8:35 PM

SD70Dude
I can imagine that might be a touchy one for you Larry, seeing as you actually have to deal with CSX in the real world.

Well, CSX hasn't exploded here in my neck of the woods, but they've spilled a little, and crashed a few times...

To their credit, the only explosion I know of here came when a runaway from the military base hit some MOW equipment, causing a 20 lb propane cylinder to go...

Down on the Chicago line, that's a different story...

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Posted by jeffhergert on Monday, April 30, 2018 10:17 PM

SD70Dude

 

 
tree68
SD70Dude

CSX = Crash Spill eXplode

I don't usually get a good reaction from that one, either....

 

 

Now now, don't shoot the messenger, that one's been floating around online since I was a kid.

I can imagine that might be a touchy one for you Larry, seeing as you actually have to deal with CSX in the real world.  Now for a less violent one:

CNR = Certainly No Rush

And a "nursery rhyme" of unknown origin that could very well apply to any railroad:

"Up the hill slow, down the hill fast.  Tonnage first, safety last!"

 

Here's the verse I was taught.

"Up hills slow, down hills fast.  Tonnage first, horsepower last.  The rails are bad, the ties are worse.  What's all this about Safety First?"

Jeff

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Posted by ATSFGuy on Thursday, May 3, 2018 10:35 AM

Here are a few more;

 

CSX

Can't Stop Xeroxing

Charrled Sizzled Xrayed

Crashed Smashed eXploded

Conrail's Screwed Xtremely

Conrail's Southern eXtension

Chicken Southern Xpress

Color Scheme Excitement

Chemical Spill Xperts

Chessie Still Xperimenting

Chessie Seaboard Xtreme

 

 

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Posted by BaltACD on Thursday, May 3, 2018 11:23 AM

ATSFGuy
Here are a few more; 

CSX

Can't Stop Xeroxing

Charrled Sizzled Xrayed

Crashed Smashed eXploded

Conrail's Screwed Xtremely

Conrail's Southern eXtension

Chicken Southern Xpress

Color Scheme Excitement

Chemical Spill Xperts

Chessie Still Xperimenting

Chessie Seaboard Xtreme

Chicken S.it Xpress -with even more S.it in the EHH era

Never too old to have a happy childhood!

              

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Posted by ATSFGuy on Thursday, May 3, 2018 11:14 PM

Is CXS climbing out or getting worse?

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Posted by BaltACD on Friday, May 4, 2018 9:06 AM

ATSFGuy
Is CXS climbing out or getting worse?

Who is this CXS you are talking about?

Never too old to have a happy childhood!

              

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Posted by mvlandsw on Saturday, May 5, 2018 8:20 PM

Mr B & O

B&O = Best & Only  

 

Broke and Owen

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Posted by ATSFGuy on Thursday, May 10, 2018 10:49 AM

B&O 

Big O

Broken & Obsolete

Best & Organized

 

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Posted by Paul of Covington on Sunday, May 20, 2018 11:14 PM

   Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine

   Wobble, Bobble, Turnover & Stop

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Posted by ATSFGuy on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 12:10 AM

Outside of Santa Fe, I also like the MKT Railroad,

 

Missouri-Kansas-Texas:

Many Killed Torched

Men Killing Time

More Katy Travelers

Monkeys Kangaroos Tigers

Muddy Kinky Track

 

That's all I have for this one, if I missed one let me know.

Anyone remember the MKT?

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