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What is your "favorite" deragatory railroad nickname?

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lrmray1
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Posted by lrmray1 on Monday, September 26, 2005 7:36 PM
DL+W Delaware Lackawana and Western - Dreary Late and Weary...
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 8:07 AM
CSX=Confederate Southern Xpress At least to us yankees in NY>
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bbrant
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Posted by bbrant on Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:43 AM
WABCO (We're A Bad Corproate Organization)

WABCO (now Wabtec) isn't a railroad but they make the airbrakes for the railroads so I thought I'd mention them.
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waltersrails
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Posted by waltersrails on Thursday, September 29, 2005 3:13 PM
i like yardbirdjacks thats great.

NS CORP = No Southern Cars On Rails Painted
I like NS but CSX has the B&O.
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Posted by Jack_S on Thursday, September 29, 2005 3:32 PM
From another industry: A friend worked at LORAL. e said it stood for: Layoffs Right And Left.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:01 PM
Note to n_stephenson, the CSX employee above:
In 1986 I took my two week vacation (from selling camera equipment) and headed to: southeastern Iowa to shoot ATSF and others, across Illinois, into Indiana and down the west coast of Indiana through Terre Haute, Princeton, Vincennes and Evansville. It was in Vincennes that I met a CSX employee (it was barely CSX at that time) who quite bluntly called it "Chicken S*** Express" and it has stuck with me ever since. The best part of that day was the sunset photo I got of three CSX units with very little light, but the slide turned out perfectly!
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 30, 2005 12:45 PM
CSX "Cat Sratch Xpress"
"Can't Stand Xcellance"
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rvos1979
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Posted by rvos1979 on Friday, September 30, 2005 2:47 PM
For the Wisconsin & Southern, or WSOR:

Worsor
Wreck Standing On Rail
WE Step On Railroaders

Randy

Randy Vos

"Ever have one of those days where you couldn't hit the ground with your hat??" - Waylon Jennings

"May the Lord take a liking to you and blow you up, real good" - SCTV

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Posted by mvlandsw on Saturday, October 1, 2005 11:08 PM
B&O, Broke $ Owen; Pacific Great Eastern, Please Go Easy
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 3, 2005 3:38 PM
D&RGW= dirty rags and greasy wheels , C&S =crooked and slow , GW= the gee wizz , CB&Q= continiously broken and in question , BNSF= broken now scrap by friday ,how's that for a start ?>>>>> glennbob
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espeefoamer
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Posted by espeefoamer on Monday, October 3, 2005 3:50 PM
Since there are so many Swift trailers and containers,
SWIFT: Slow Wagons In Fast Traffic.
Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.
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PBenham
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Posted by PBenham on Monday, October 3, 2005 4:59 PM
Well, you might have missed the To Hamilton & Back/To Hell & Back/ To There & Back/ all for that fine little giant the Toronto Hamilton & Buffalo RY!
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vsmith
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Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 10:57 AM
Old one from across the pond...

GWR = God's Wonderfull Railway, aka Great Western Railway

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 2:18 PM
Oklahoma City, Ada, and Atoka: Old, Cranky, Aches, and Awful.
Midland Valley: Moldy Valley
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 11:36 PM
The New Haven ran a local passenger run from New Haven to Old Saybrook every morning and evening. It was named "The Rocket". (Who says the railroads don't have a sense of humor?) The regular commuters who suffered on "The Rocket" (a BUDD RDC, as I recall) called it "The Rattler".

Erik
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:55 PM
Some really f unny stuff here in this post keep them comming[8][:D][^]>>>glennbob
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 5:11 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

Since there are so many Swift trailers and containers,
SWIFT: Slow Wagons In Fast Traffic.


That made me think of a couple of truck company nicknames...
SWIFT: Sure Wish I Had a Faster Truck

Consolidated Freight: Chicken Feed, Crushed Freight

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espeefoamer
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Posted by espeefoamer on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 8:23 PM
Metrostink,Amcrash.
One I read many years ago: East Tennesee and Western North Carolina,
Eat Taters and Wear No Clothes.
Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.
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tabeckett
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Posted by tabeckett on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:37 PM
Posted: Today, 17:11:15
QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

Since there are so many Swift trailers and containers,
SWIFT: Slow Wagons In Fast Traffic.


That made me think of a couple of truck company nicknames...
SWIFT: Sure Wish I Had a Faster Truck

Consolidated Freight: Chicken Feed, Crushed Freight

ABF: American Bull Frog, or All Broken Freight

MS Carriers(bought by SWIFT): Movie Star

The SWIFT names came about because for a long time, their drivers were restricted to 55 MPH, even as most states raised their speed limits to 65 or 70, and even 75 MPH.
Tom Beckett Keeping the freight moving by road and rail
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 10:20 PM
On one episode of Futurama Bender the robot was riding a space train with one boxcar reading Baltimore & Orion and another, Wrath of Khanrail.

Closer to my home was the San Diego and Arizona-Slow, Dirty, and Aggravating.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 1:09 PM
In homage to the Bob & Tom show....


NS/N&W: Norfolk & Waypal

Absolutely, positively!

Caylorman
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tatans
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Posted by tatans on Friday, October 21, 2005 6:24 PM
C.P.R. --sleepy R
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 22, 2005 7:33 PM
denver and rio grande west dangerous and rapidly getting worse
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rich747us
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Posted by rich747us on Sunday, October 23, 2005 7:25 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by BigBilly5xL

NS = NAZI SOUTHERN
NS= NO SERVICE
NS= NO SUPERVISION
NS= NO ***


Dont forget my personal favorite!

NS = Notoriously Stupid! LOL [:D]
When there's a tie at the crossing.....YOU LOOSE! STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, AND LIVE! GOD BLESS CONRAIL!</font id="blue"> 1976-1999 (R.I.P.)
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, October 24, 2005 7:10 PM
"Take yore hat off boy, that's the Southern going by"
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