QUOTE: Originally posted by oltmannd QUOTE: Originally posted by dmoore74 QUOTE: BNSF is actually the amalgamation of three RR names: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Northern Pacific, and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, with some other mergers thrown in, I think. 440cuin Actually Burlington Northern was an amalgation of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Northern Pacific, Great Northern and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle. The original name proposed was Great Northern Pacific & Burlington. I'm sure all the sign painters would have loved that one. It's kinda funny how "Burlington" got top billing over Chicago and Quincy in CB&Q. Sort of like "Santa Fe", I suppose. Chicago is still THE RR city (at least for frt) - and nobody has it in their name, tho' we do have Burlington, Norfolk and Santa Fe represented....
QUOTE: Originally posted by dmoore74 QUOTE: BNSF is actually the amalgamation of three RR names: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Northern Pacific, and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, with some other mergers thrown in, I think. 440cuin Actually Burlington Northern was an amalgation of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Northern Pacific, Great Northern and the Spokane, Portland & Seattle. The original name proposed was Great Northern Pacific & Burlington. I'm sure all the sign painters would have loved that one.
QUOTE: BNSF is actually the amalgamation of three RR names: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Northern Pacific, and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, with some other mergers thrown in, I think. 440cuin
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Murphy Siding piouslion , how did you post this tommorrow. June 11 already?
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QUOTE: Originally posted by railfanespee4449 CNW + UP Pacific Northwestern
Dan
QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer UPs new slogan could be,"Buying America one Railroad at a time. [:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!]
-Tim
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