Railroad nicknames

[Anonymous]

Anybody know some good ones? right now I can think of...

SP-the SouP line

B&O-"the dope"

CRI&P-the ROCK

[Anonymous]

B&O : Best and Only
C&O : Chessie & the Orphan
UP: Unyun Panic
SP: Southerners Panic
NP: Nasty Politicians

or mine:
CSX: The Central-Southern xister!
(P.S., a xister is a tool used in surgery to scrape bones)

[John Liebson]

St. Johnsville and Lamoille County: St.. Jesus and Late Coming

D&RGW: Dangerous and Rapidly Growing Worse

[zardoz]

Cheap
&
Nothing
Works

[mudchicken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by zardoz

Cheap
&
Nothing
Works

Always Thinking Safety First !!!!!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by John Liebson

St. Johnsville and Lamoille County: St.. Jesus and Late Coming

D&RGW: Dangerous and Rapidly Growing Worse

I read a railroad book once that had a whole chapter on Religion and the railroads, and it went on for a few pages about St.J&LC's nickname.

(I skipped thru a few parts of the book, railroads books tend to get fairly boring!)