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Semper Vaporo

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April 2007
From: Iowa
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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Saturday, December 20, 2014 12:18 PM

ACRONYM: A Coded Rendition Of Names Yielding Meaning.

ACRONYMS: A Coded Rendition Of Names Yielding Meaning Sometimes.

Semper Vaporo

Pkgs.

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ndbprr

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September 2002
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Posted by ndbprr on Saturday, December 20, 2014 11:04 AM

I think it has more t o do with the stock symbol then monikers.

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CSSHEGEWISCH

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March 2016
From: Burbank IL (near Clearing)
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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Saturday, December 20, 2014 10:08 AM

This trend has been going on for decades now. Initials and acronyms for corporate names really began to take off in the 1960's with the beginnings of diversification and holding companies.

The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul

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wanswheel

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November 2005
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Posted by wanswheel on Friday, December 19, 2014 11:58 PM

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ACY Tom

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August 2013
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Posted by ACY Tom on Friday, December 19, 2014 10:28 PM

I think it stands for "Find Convenient Acronym", which is what you do when you mistakenly believe you need a new name, but don't have the imagination to come up with a real one.

Tom

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dakotafred

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Posted by dakotafred on Friday, December 19, 2014 8:04 PM

Not strictly railroad, but more bad news for those of us who don't care for monikers like BNSF and CSX:

The Dec. 17 Wall Street Journal says that effective immediately Chrysler Group will be known as FCA US. The FCA comes from international parent (since 2011) Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

The Chrysler name goes back to 1925, says the Journal.

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