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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 8:04 PM
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!)
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Posted by mudchicken on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 6:56 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by zardoz

Cheap
&
Nothing
Works


Always Thinking Safety First !!!!!
Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west
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Posted by zardoz on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 1:49 PM
Cheap
&
Nothing
Works
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Posted by John Liebson on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 10:04 AM
St. Johnsville and Lamoille County: St.. Jesus and Late Coming

D&RGW: Dangerous and Rapidly Growing Worse
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 8:45 PM
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)
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Railroad nicknames
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 8:07 PM
Anybody know some good ones? right now I can think of...

SP-the SouP line

B&O-"the dope"

CRI&P-the ROCK

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