Well since I live in Texas with an active raptor population and I hate cats I would just call the cat........Falcon Bait. Kind of has a tie-in to the C&NW as well.
My first cat Chessie (RIP) was named after the railroad since he was male. If he'd been female, he would have been named after the cat in the C&O ads.
My second cat is named Casey Jones, named after the engineer.
My third cat is Smokey, who I named because he looks like a big cloud of smoke.
Kevin
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Chessie was a female, Peake was her husband. Her two kittens were named Nip and Tuck. It was interesting to note that, in the current thinking of the day (early 1900s), Chessie had to have a husband in order to have the kittens. Peake then went off to war. That is why Chessie and her kittens appeared in ads most of the time without him. Research Chessie sometime. It is a truly fascinating history.
The Patterson Ave bridge in Grand Rapids, MI has Chessie painted on it. It's visible in Google Earth street view.
Norm
There was a cat in the Rhouse, here, about Twenty 20 years ago. I have a photo which I will post when I find it.
Wonder if NOW it would be named 'Hunter' for various reasons? Or was his job abolished, also?
Thank You.
Pennsy
Enola
Hudson (after NYC)
Pacific
Mikado
Decapod (not really, but . . . )
Jersey (as in Central RR of NJ)
Junction
Empire
Tower - as in block, signal, or water, etc.
I'm gonna quit now . . .
I think cats have names that vary per the situation...
OFF THE COUCH!
MY WINDOW SHEERS!
NO! NOT IN THE BEAN BAG!
WHAT'S THIS IN MY SHOE?
STOP THAT UNDER MY BEDROOM WINDOW!
etc.
Semper Vaporo
Pkgs.
Susie Q is what we named our youngest cat. After the RR and the song.
And like all of the 4 cats we now have, she will come when called.
Ken G Price My N-Scale Layout
Digitrax Super Empire Builder Radio System. South Valley Texas Railroad. SVTRR
N-Scale out west. 1996-1998 or so! UP, SP, Missouri Pacific, C&NW.
Paul North, I was going to suggest Pennsy after I thought about it. My current cat is named Miss Hudson. Actually Miss Vera-Lynn Hudson the Fourth. What can I say? I do think that "Miss Vera IV" would look amazing in gold leaf on the transom of a mahogany Chris-Craft and there's something wrong with you if you don't love those!
MidlandMike Paul_D_North_Jr ... Raton ? ... Raton is spanish for rat. How about Gato.
Paul_D_North_Jr ... Raton ? ...
...
Raton ?
USS Gato was a submarine.
How about (all caps) JAY? (6b optional.)
Chuck (N&W fan)
tomikawaTT MidlandMike Paul_D_North_Jr ... Raton ? ... Raton is spanish for rat. How about Gato. USS Gato was a submarine. How about (all caps) JAY? (6b optional.) Chuck (N&W fan)
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Boomer.. or maybe Richard Parker.
Murphy Siding tomikawaTT MidlandMike Paul_D_North_Jr ... Raton ? ... Raton is spanish for rat. How about Gato. USS Gato was a submarine. How about (all caps) JAY? (6b optional.) Chuck (N&W fan) Gato is probably a fish, as all WWII subs had fish names.
Gato is probably a fish, as all WWII subs had fish names.
I
From Wiki on Gato Class subs: Gato 's name comes from a species of small catshark.
From Wiki you will also find that Gato is spanish for cat.
I suggested the name from a junction on the D&RGW NG line between Chama and Durango.
Chama sounds perfect for a cat, but what's a catshark? Is that like a landshark?
54light15 Chama sounds perfect for a cat, but what's a catshark?
Chama sounds perfect for a cat, but what's a catshark?
Here ... Don't forget to play the song, too...
One railfan I encountered, who put on layout shows a few times a year in San Bernardino, CA, named his cats with sequence numbers. He was up to No. 19 a number of years ago, but I haven't seen him for a while, and have no idea what number he is at now.
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Back when we had cats (too many once or twice), one was named "Chessie," or sometimes "Chesapeake."
Another was called "Turbo Traina," but that was shortened to "Traina" in general usage.
I'm not really a cat person, so any pets that get added to this household in the future will be dogs, and may very well have a fire-themed name (Gamewell being one possible choice).
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Boxcar Whiskers..
I once named a cat Big Emma named for the L&N 2-8-4's.
Wizlish, that was funny as hell! Now I know why the interwebs was invented.
aricat I once named a cat Big Emma named for the L&N 2-8-4's.
How about SpikeCindersRocky**I rode the bus to school with 3 kids from the same family. Their names were Dusty, Rocky and Sandy. I always firure they had uncles named Larry, Curly and Moe.
Murphy Siding How about SpikeCindersRocky**I rode the bus to school with 3 kids from the same family. Their names were Dusty, Rocky and Sandy. I always firure they had uncles named Larry, Curly and Moe.
Johnny
Hmmm.
Layshaft?
Derail?
Wheelslip?
Slackadjuster?
Trainmaster?
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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zugmann Hmmm. Layshaft? Derail? Wheelslip? Slackadjuster? Trainmaster?
Weedweasel?
Knuckles?
Dynamite?
SpikeCindersRocky**I rode the bus to school with 3 kids from the same family. Their names were Dusty, Rocky and Sandy. I always firure they had uncles named Larry, Curly and Moe.
Congo - (short for PRR's Congressional passenger train)
Clocker (also PRR)
Cajon
Tehachapi
Winslow - not only in Arizona, but also Winslow Jct. in southern NJ
Norfolk
Southern
Roanoke
Tyrone, Renovo, Milton, Shamokin - towns on the PRR and / or Reading RR
Burnham (Yard in Denver)
Moffat ( http://www.moffatroadrailroadmuseum.org/moffatrdhistory.html )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Four_(Central_Pacific_Railroad
Collis (Huntington)
Leland (Stanford)
Crocker (Charlie)
Hopkins (Mark)
Dodge (Grenville)
Sherman (Hill)
Van Horne (Cornelius)
Harriman
- Paul North.
Did anybody suggest Kate Shelley?
(Maybe that could be Cat Shelley).
Actually, that reminds me of the train robber, Cat Ballou.
Little Frisco passed away at home late Tuesday. My parents were spared on having to make the dreaded trip back to the vet. I want to thank all of you for name suggestions. I showed this post to my dad. Wanting to keep the Frisco link alive, two names stand out as a direct link to not only Frisco history but Santa Fe as well: Fred and Harvey. He is thinking towards Harvey when that time arrives. Thanks Paul North for that suggestion and pray that dad can soon receive another gift. He misses his little buddy
For the state of Kansas, you can call the cat "Santa Fe".
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