is it o.k. to write in all caps? can you name the road to the slogan? if the name is part of the slogan, fill in the blank.. includes past & present roads.
RIDES LIKE A FEATHER
SUNSET ROUTE
THE CHESSIE SYSTEM
__ (Name)_____ FOR PROGRESS
THROUGH THE HEART OF THE SOUTH
HYDRA-CUSHION FOR FRAGILE FREIGHT
THE ROUTE OF HIAWATHA
ROUTE OF THE EAGLES
SERVICE CUSTOMERS LIKE
FOR GREATEST EFFICIENCY
THE OVERLAND ROUTE
THE _(Name- 4 letters) LINE
___(Name)___ QUALITY
THE ROUTE OF PHOEBE SNOW
THE AUTOMATED RAIL WAY
THE CASCADE ROUTE
(Name)___ SERVES THE SOUTH
THE BEST FRIEND OF ___(Name)
THE CLINCHFIELD-WEST POINT ROUTE (also THE FAMILY LINES SYSTEM)
THE OLD RELIABLE (Possible 2 answers)
ANOTHER CUSHIONED LOAD
THE SUPER CHIEF
SOUTHEAST - SOUTHWEST SHIP IT ON THE (Name)
RUN WITH THE THOROUGHBRED
PLEASE GO EASY
FAST FREIGHT SERVICE
THE WEST POINT GEORGIA ROUTE
(Name) GIVES A GREENLIGHT TO INNOVATIONS
(Name) 3-LETTERS LINE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
can you add more? were there slogans for the pennsylvania new york central system?
COTTON BELT RUNS A
Blue Streak
MAINLINE OF MID-AMERICA
The Route of the Dashing Commuter
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
"Save Time and Money by Missing Bedlam and Confusion"
Connects with all Chicago Railroads (IHB)
The Road of Service (North Shore Line)
The Friendly Service Route (EL)
Main Street of the Northwest (NP)
The Water Level Route--You Can Sleep (NYC)
Links North & South (RF&P)
The Way to Really Fly (Metra)
Correction: "SUNSET LIMITED" SHOULD BE "SUNSET ROUTE"
Added: "THANKS FOR USING (NAME) "
BroadwayLion The Route of the Dashing Commuter
Who knew, but there was a song, too!
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
Everywhere west CB&Q
The Peoria Gateway M&StL
i dont recall the year, the r.r. or the location (maybe from the 70s, maybe the L.I.R.R.) a passenger was arrested for causing a disturbance during a ride.. it happened while the train was stalled, for whatever reason, and had lasted for several hours.. when the rider was brought to court, the charge given was "theft of service".. he had interfered with the train's operation and delayed the ride.. he pleaded innocent.. he said the train had been sitting still for hours, driving passengers crazy.. he said there had been no theft of service, because noone was being served while the train sat, delaying passengers from their destinations.. case dismissed..
the kingston trio had one where the (husband, father) got stuck on a subway in boston.. he kept missing his stop to get off, so his wife and children would wave at him, while standing on the platform as he rode past.. i guess it was bostons MTA..
"Yesterday's freight, tomorrow!" (CSX)
rfpjohn "Yesterday's freight, tomorrow!" (CSX)
Should have the sarcasam emoticon!
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Grand Truck - "The Good Track Road"..
GM&O "The route of courteous Service".
Alabama, Tennesse and Northern - "Port of Mobile Route"
Denver Rio Grande and Western - "Thru the Rockies"
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western - "The Route of the Phoebe Snow"
Boston and Maine - "Line of the Minute Man"
Hoboken Shore Railroad - "Hoboken Shore Road in Lieu of Lighterage"
Wabash - "Follow the Flag" (my favorite slogan)
Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern - "Chicago Outer Belt"
Chicago, Indianapolis, and Louisville - "The Hoosier Line"
New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Company - "The Nickle Plate Road" (actually this is my favorite).
Seaboard Airline Railroad - "Route of the Silver Fleet"
Atlanta and Saint Andrews Bay Railway - "The Bay Line"
source - 1955 Official Guide
ed
I think the D&RGW's full slogan was, "Through the Rockies, Not Around Them."
The BIG Little Railroad! The Jersey Central.
cabforward Were there slogans for the Pennsylvania?
Did I miss the page with "Standard Railroad of the World"? I'd have thought someone would list that almost immediately.
Was it Lucius Beebe or E.M. Frimbo who proposed the competitive slogan for D&RGW to use against Rocky Mountain Scareways -- "Through the mountains, not into them"?
Though there were probably many Interurban and Trolley lines that had this moniker... I learned it associated with CRANDIC...
Vomit Comet
Semper Vaporo
Pkgs.
what was the r.r. that had a bright yellow face on the front of their freight locos? the scheme was blue & yellow.. crews called it the "vomit bonnet"..
Bob SchuknechtRoute of the Black Bear
Responding to cabforward: The Northern Pacific had a red and black monad as its herald; the Great Northern had a rocky mountain goat on a peak as its herald.
Yes, it was in Boston that a man had to keep riding, and picking a meal up from his wife as his train went by--because he did not have the nickel to pay the increase in fare that went into effect after he boarded the train. "No, he'll never return."
Johnny
cabforwardwas there a slogan for (northern pac., gr. northern?), with the ram standing on a mountaintop?
For some reason I'll never understand, this one has always stuck in my mind:
Be Specific: Ship Union Pacific
_____________
"A stranger's just a friend you ain't met yet." --- Dave Gardner
These are the times that try men's souls In the course of our nation's history The people of Boston have rallied bravely Whenever the rights of men have been threatened
Today a new crisis has arisen The Metropolitan Transit Authority, better known as the MTA Is attempting to levy a burdensome tax on the population In the form of a subway fare increase Citizens, hear me out, this could happen to you
Well, let me tell you of the story of a man named Charlie On a tragic and fateful day He put ten cents in his pocket, kissed his wife and family Went to ride on the MTA
Well, did he ever return? No he never returned and his fate is still unlearned He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston And he's the man who never returned
Charlie handed in his dime at the Kendall Square station And he changed for Jamaica Plain When he got there the conductor told him, "One more nickel" Charlie couldn't get off of that train
But did he ever return? No he never returned and his fate is still unlearned He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston He's the man who never returned
Now, all night long Charlie rides through the station Crying, "What will become of me? How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea Or my cousin in Roxbury?"
Charlie's wife goes down to the Sculley Square station Every day at quarter past two And through the open window she hands Charlie a sandwich As the train comes rumbling through
But did he ever return? No he never returned and his fate is still unlearned He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston He's the man who never returned Pick it Davey, kind of hurts my fingers
Now, ye citizens of Boston Don't you think it's a scandal How the people have to pay and pay? Fight the fare increase, vote for George O'Brian Get poor Charlie off the MTA
Or else he'll never return No he'll never return and his fate is still unlearned He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston He's the man who never returned
He's the man who never returned He's the man who never returned He's the man who never returned Ain't you, Charlie?
Songwriters HAWES, BESS / STEINER, JACQUELINE
Published by Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
"The Gut & Liver Line"
(Minneapolis & Rainy River RR)
how about cheap & nothing wasted?
cnw
I like Union Pacific's "WE WILL DELIVER". But when?
"Route Rock"
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