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Railroads Named For States

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oskar
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Posted by oskar on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 5:47 PM
so, that's where it is




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ajmiller
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Posted by ajmiller on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 3:10 PM
Post to this thread instead, "state named railroads" it's longer.

http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25144
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oskar
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Posted by oskar on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 2:26 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ajmiller

Some of the posts to this thread seem to have disappeared.


I agree I had mine on here but know it's gone who is doing this

mine was the NCDT




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ajmiller
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Posted by ajmiller on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 12:56 PM
Some of the posts to this thread seem to have disappeared.
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Posted by wcfan4ever on Wednesday, December 1, 2004 12:31 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Noah Hofrichter

In addtion Wisconsin Central and Wisconsin & Southern.

Noah


Surprised you didnt mention Wisconsin & Calumet too!

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 28, 2004 12:25 AM
Alabama RR and Alabama & Florida

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Posted by CP5415 on Friday, November 26, 2004 10:02 PM
Quebec Gatineau RR, Delaware & Hudson, Southern Ontario RR, Vermont RR
for a few

Gordon

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 25, 2004 7:51 PM
Another one in Canada would be the Quebec, Northshore & Laborador.
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Thursday, November 25, 2004 5:27 PM
In addtion Wisconsin Central and Wisconsin & Southern.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:45 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Old Timer

You missed it, SRVfan. The only Providence I can think of is in Rhode Island, but there probably are some in Canada . . .

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:39 PM
You missed it, SRVfan. The only Providence I can think of is in Rhode Island, but there probably are some in Canada . . .

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:32 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Old Timer

I've been trying to figure out if I knew any providences of Canada, and I can't think of any.

But how many roads can you think of that have - or had - a state "& Pacific"?

Or a state "Central"?

Old Timer
British Columbia Railway, Northern Alberta Railway, Ontario Northland come to mind for our friends north of the 49th parallel.

Texas & Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Texas Central, Michigan Central, and numerous others.
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Posted by ericsp on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:22 PM
California Northern, California & Western, Nevada Northern, Central Oregon and Pacific, Arizona and California Railway, Arizona Eastern

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:20 PM
I've been trying to figure out if I knew any providences of Canada, and I can't think of any.

But how many roads can you think of that have - or had - a state "& Pacific"?

Or a state "Central"?

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 10:51 PM
Colorado & Southern (now BNSF) and Great Western Railway of Colorado (short line)
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Posted by lonewoof on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 10:50 PM
Central of Georgia, Georgia Southern and Florida, Alabama Great Southern, Charleston & Western Carolina, East Tennessee & Western North Carolina...

Remember: In South Carolina, North is southeast of Due West... HIOAg /Bill

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Posted by garr on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 10:35 PM
Georgia Railroad, Western Railway of Alabama, Georgia & Florida (all three were Class Ones in their day) and Colorado & Wyoming.

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Posted by dehusman on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 6:44 PM
PRR, B&O, NYC, MP, TP, KP, MKT, IC, ICG, EIRR, MEC, B&M, VGN, NYSW, TC, NOTM, AKMD, QC, BCR, ARR, and a host of short lines.

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Railroads Named For States
Posted by espeefoamer on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 6:06 PM
How many railroads can you name that have a state in their name? Or providences,in Canada.
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