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What is your "favorite" deragatory railroad nickname?

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Saxman
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Posted by Saxman on Saturday, September 10, 2005 7:50 AM
BNSF: Better Not Start a Family
DT&I: Drunks, Tramps & Idiots or, Detroiot Toledo and Indegestion
Pere Marquette: Poor Marquette
Grand Trunk Western: Granny Trunk
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Jordan6
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Posted by Jordan6 on Saturday, September 10, 2005 12:22 PM
Not a favorite, just one I thought of,


BNSF: Bottle-Necked, Slow Freight
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AlcoRS11Nut
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Posted by AlcoRS11Nut on Saturday, September 10, 2005 1:49 PM
CN (Canaidan Nazi's)
CSX...... i should'nt post that one given the ages of some of the members......ill leave it up to you people to put it together. ;)
I love the smell of ALCo smoke in the Morning. "Long live the 251!!!" I miss the GBW and my favorite uncle is Uncle Pete. Uncle Pete eats Space Noodles for breakfast.
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rji2
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Posted by rji2 on Saturday, September 10, 2005 2:59 PM
St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico = "Stublebum"
Louisville & Nashville = Long & Nasty
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific = Connections No Object; Tickets Please.
Here's one from another industry: Eastern Airlines used to have a flight from Chicago about 6:30 p.m. for San Juan, with a stop in Atlanta. The crew members called it the "Roach Coach."
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Junctionfan
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Posted by Junctionfan on Saturday, September 10, 2005 3:29 PM
CN-Continuous Neglect
CP-Cautiously Patient
NS-No Speeding
CSX-Crappy Service Exclusively
KCS-Know Cash Struggle
UP-Under Powered
BNSF-Bares No Sound Financing
Andrew
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espeefoamer
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Posted by espeefoamer on Saturday, September 10, 2005 5:46 PM
1. Central Oregon & Pacific=Clowns On Railroad Property.
2.D&RGW=Derailments & Really Good Wrecks
3.UP=Utterly Pathetic
4.ACELA= Amtrak Customers Expect Late Arrivals
5.PGE=Prince George Eventually
6.BNSF=Big Nasty Summit Fences
Ride Amtrak. Cats Rule, Dogs Drool.
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ValleyX
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Posted by ValleyX on Saturday, September 10, 2005 7:30 PM
On the diesel shop wall in Corbin, KY, was a picture of a mule. Mule was named Nelly Sue. So much for the Thoroughbred of Transportation.
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IRONROOSTER
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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Saturday, September 10, 2005 7:37 PM
I always liked To Hell and Back for the Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo.
Enjoy
Paul
If you're having fun, you're doing it the right way.
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Murphy Siding
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Posted by Murphy Siding on Saturday, September 10, 2005 7:55 PM
Years ago, the Great Northern was refered to as The Big Nothin'. Guess they were wrong.

Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.

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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 10, 2005 8:15 PM
PGE Province's greatest expemse
B&M Busted & Mined
NH No Hope
Stj&LC Saint Jesus & Late Coming
PRR The big red subway
HT&W Hoot toot & Whistle
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 10, 2005 8:21 PM
Conrail = Con Job
Amtrak = Slamtrak (after a derailment) [:D]
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 10, 2005 8:45 PM
An old one: "Southern Swerves the South"
Not a derogatory one, but the Chattahoochee (sp?) Industrial used to be "Better by a Dam Site" referring to its location.
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Sterling1
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Posted by Sterling1 on Saturday, September 10, 2005 9:20 PM
CRIP: crippled
BNSF: Big New Smelly Farts
UP: Under Powered
NS: NoneSuch
ACL + SCL: Which tendon'muscle did I break this time . . .

"There is nothing in life that compares with running a locomotive at 80-plus mph with the windows open, the traction motors screaming, the air horns fighting the rush of incoming air to make any sound at all, automobiles on adjacent highways trying and failing to catch up with you, and the unmistakable presence of raw power. You ride with fear in the pit of your stomach knowing you do not really have control of this beast." - D.C. Battle [Trains 10/2002 issue, p74.]
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Sterling1
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Posted by Sterling1 on Saturday, September 10, 2005 9:23 PM
CN: cyanide
CP: caught poor
KCS: King Caught Sleeping
"There is nothing in life that compares with running a locomotive at 80-plus mph with the windows open, the traction motors screaming, the air horns fighting the rush of incoming air to make any sound at all, automobiles on adjacent highways trying and failing to catch up with you, and the unmistakable presence of raw power. You ride with fear in the pit of your stomach knowing you do not really have control of this beast." - D.C. Battle [Trains 10/2002 issue, p74.]
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Sterling1
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Posted by Sterling1 on Saturday, September 10, 2005 9:28 PM
How 'bout this one:
DTTX: Dchange in Time, Time's Xpress
"There is nothing in life that compares with running a locomotive at 80-plus mph with the windows open, the traction motors screaming, the air horns fighting the rush of incoming air to make any sound at all, automobiles on adjacent highways trying and failing to catch up with you, and the unmistakable presence of raw power. You ride with fear in the pit of your stomach knowing you do not really have control of this beast." - D.C. Battle [Trains 10/2002 issue, p74.]
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 10, 2005 10:34 PM
DT&I - *** Trifling and Independent
CRI&P - Come Right In and P*ss
N&W - Nothin' Works
ET&WNC - Eat Taters & Wear No Clothes

Old Timer
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 10, 2005 10:37 PM
"The Southern Serves the South"

Like a bull serves a cow.

Old Timer
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mloik
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Posted by mloik on Saturday, September 10, 2005 11:28 PM
CP = Come Push
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Junctionfan
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Posted by Junctionfan on Sunday, September 11, 2005 6:51 AM
EL-Erie Lack of Money
PC-Park n Crash
NYC-Never Your Choice
DRGW-Dirty Rails Getting Warped
MP-Made Poorly
RI-Requires Investment
SSW-Starve,Swear and Whine
SP-Start Pushing
B&O-Big and Old
C&O-Cramed and Old
D&H-Drink and Haller
SBD-Sore By Dawn
TFM-Too Friggen Much

Andrew
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CliqueofOne
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Posted by CliqueofOne on Sunday, September 11, 2005 8:27 AM
CNR;
Chicken Noodle Railway
Certainly No Rush

Signal Mechanic.
Signal Department.
Canadian National Railways
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 11, 2005 9:58 PM
D&RGW = Dangerous and Rapidly Getting Worse

Old Timer
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Tulyar15
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Posted by Tulyar15 on Monday, September 12, 2005 6:54 AM
We have quite a few in Britain

Vrigin Trains = "Vermin"
Network South East = "Not work south east"

and going further back

Great Western - Great Way Round
Somerset & Dorset - Slow and Dirty
Midland & Great Northern - Muddle and Get Nowhere
London, Chatham and Dover - Land 'em, Smash 'em and turn over!
London Midland and Scottish (LMS) - 'ell of a mess
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire - Money Sunk and Lost
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jchnhtfd
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Posted by jchnhtfd on Monday, September 12, 2005 11:13 AM
Always, always... Saint Jesus and Late Coming for the St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County
Jamie
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waltersrails
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Posted by waltersrails on Monday, September 12, 2005 11:47 AM
UP = U pay
I like NS but CSX has the B&O.
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waltersrails
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Posted by waltersrails on Monday, September 12, 2005 11:50 AM
Old Timer= old timer NS= New Southern
I like NS but CSX has the B&O.
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icmr
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Posted by icmr on Monday, September 12, 2005 11:53 AM
OLD TIMER and MUDCHICKEN do not know what they are talking about. BNSF = Big *** Sucking Face. NS = New Star



ICMR MY $2.79
Illinois Central Railroad. Operation Lifesaver. Look, Listen, Live. Proud owner and user of Digitrax DCC. Visit my forum at http://icmr.proboards100.com For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Dream. Plan. Build.Smile, Wink & GrinSmile, Wink & Grin
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waltersrails
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Posted by waltersrails on Monday, September 12, 2005 11:53 AM
old timer i do like your replys but why dis the ns all the time? i do like some of your replys
though.
I like NS but CSX has the B&O.
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icmr
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Posted by icmr on Monday, September 12, 2005 11:57 AM
OLD TIMER you have posted some good things but dis someone else other than NS. MUDCHICKEN, IC = Independent Company



ICMR MY $2.79
Illinois Central Railroad. Operation Lifesaver. Look, Listen, Live. Proud owner and user of Digitrax DCC. Visit my forum at http://icmr.proboards100.com For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Dream. Plan. Build.Smile, Wink & GrinSmile, Wink & Grin
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 12, 2005 1:34 PM
Toledo Peoria & Western: The Tip-Up

O & W: Old & Wobbly, Old & Weary

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oskar
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Posted by oskar on Monday, September 12, 2005 2:28 PM
correct me if I am wrong wasn't there a post like this with more deragatory names earlier this year?




kevin
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