Railroad nicknames
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The initials used to identify North American railroad and railway lines have often been used[by whom?] for humorous, disparaging or slanderous names. In a related category, portmanteaus, such as Amtrak, have also been lampooned.[by whom?]
| Railroad | Locale | Common abbreviation(s) | Nickname(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amtrak | United States | AMTK | Amcrash[1][2][3][4] Amtrash[2][3][4] Slamtrak[5] Amthrax - as the Anthrax Virus scAmtrak Ramtrak | ||||
| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Eastern and the Midwestern United States | B&O | Beefsteak and Onions[2][3]
Best and Only Beets and Onions Body Odor | ||||
| BNSF Railway | Western United States | BNSF | Buy Now, Sell Fast[2] Bye Now, Santa Fe[3] Big New Santa Fe[3] Been Nothing Since Frisco[3] Buy Norfolk Southern First[3] Better Not Send Freight[2] Bigger Name Same Fine Railroad[4] Buffet's New Santa Fe Better Not Start a Family BeaNSnifFer | ||||
| Boston and Maine Railroad | Northeastern United States | B&M | Busted and Mangled[3][4] Busted & Mined[4] Broken & Maimed[4] Bankrupt & Moribund[4] | ||||
| Buffalo and South Western Railroad | Northeast United States | B&SW | Brandy and Soda Water[6] | ||||
| Burlington Northern Railroad | Northwestern United States | BN | Big Nothing[2][3][4] | ||||
| Canadian National Railway | Canada, Midwestern United States | CN, CNR, CNRy | Certainly No Rush[4] Crash National[4] | ||||
| Canadian Pacific Railway | Canada, Midwestern United States | CP | Can't Please[4] Chinese Pacific[4] Sleepy Rail CP Fail | ||||
| Chicago and North Western Railway | Midwest United States | C&NW, C&NWRR | - | Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad | Midwestern United States | CBQ, CB&Q | Cheapest, Best & Quickest[4] Crash, Bang & Quake[4] Cuss The Boss & Quit[4] The Q[4] |
| Chicago Great Western Railroad | Midwest United States | CGW | Great Weedy[2][3][4] | ||||
| Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad | Midwestern United States, Northwestern United States | MILW, CMStP&P, CMSPP | The Milwaukee Road[4] Christ, Mary, St. Paul and St. Peter[4] C'mon Stop Praying and Push[4] Cheapest, Meanest & Slowest to Pay[4] | ||||
| Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad | Midwestern United States | CRI&P, RI, ROCK | The Rock | ||||
| Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad | Ohio | CH&D | Charge High and Damn Rough Ride[7] | ||||
| Copper River and Northwestern Railway | Alaska, United States | CR&NW | Can't Run and Never Will[3] | ||||
| CSX Transportation | Eastern United States | CSX CSXT |
Cheap Shit eXpress Chicken Shit eXpress[2] Conrail's Southern Xtension[4] Crash Spill eXplode Chessie's Still Xperimenting[2][4] Crash Smash eXplode[4] Crash Smash eXpress Chemical Spill eXperts[8] Can't Ship eXpress. | ||||
| Delaware and Northern Railroad | Northeastern United States / New York | D&N | Damn Nuisance | ||||
| Delaware and Hudson Railway | New York, Pennsylvania | D&H | Delay and Hesitate[2][3][4] | ||||
| Delaware, Lackawanna and Western | Hoboken to Buffalo | DL&W | Delay, Linger and Wait[3][4] | ||||
| Denver & Rio Grande Western | Colorado & Utah | D&RGW | Dirty Ragged Greasy and Wet Dangerous & Rapidly Getting Worse | ||||
| Detroit, Toledo & Ironton | Midwestern United States/Michigan and Ohio | DT&I | Damn Tired & Irritable
Delayed, Tardy & Inconsistent Drunk, Tipsy & Intoxicated | ||||
| Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway | Midwestern United States | EJ&E | Egypt, Jerusalem & Elsewhere[2][3][4] Easy Jobs for Everyone[2][3][4] | ||||
| Erie Lackawanna Railway | Eastern United States | EL | Erie Lack-o-Money[2] | ||||
| Gateway Western Railway | Missouri and Illinois | GWWR | Great Wobbly Wobbly[4] | ||||
| Green Bay and Western Railroad | Wisconsin | GB&W | Grab Bags and Walk[9] | ||||
| Guilford Rail System | Northeastern United States | GRS | Guilford Fail System[10] The Big G[11] | ||||
| Halifax and Southwestern Railway | Southern Nova Scotia | H&SW | Hellish, Slow and Wobbly[12] | ||||
| Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington Railroad | Northeastern United States | HT&W | Hoot Toot and Whistle[13] | ||||
| Illinois Central Railroad | Midwestern United States | IC, ICRR | I Can't Run Railroads[4] | ||||
| Illinois Central Gulf Railroad | Midwestern United States | ICG | I Can't Go[4] | ||||
| Kanawha & Michigan | Midwest United States/West Virginia-Ohio | K&M | Kan't Make-it
Kiss Me Kicking Mules Klumsy Mistake Kiss Momma | ||||
| Kansas City Southern Railroad | Midwestern and Southern United States | KCS | The Haywire[3][4] | ||||
| Kingston and Pembroke Railway | Eastern Ontario | K&P | Kick and Push[14] | ||||
| London and Port Stanley Railway | Ontario, Canada | L&PS | Liver and Pork Steak[2] | ||||
| Louisville and Nashville Railroad | Southern United States | L&N | Long and Narrow[2][3][4] The Old Reliable[3] | ||||
| Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | New England | MBTA | Mucho Bad Transit Attitude[15] | ||||
| Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway | Midwest | M&StL | Misery and Short Life[16] | ||||
| Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad | Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas | MKT | the Katy[17] | ||||
| Missouri Pacific Railroad | Western United States | MP | The Mop[2][3][4] MoPac[3] | ||||
| Montana Rail Link | Western United States | MRL | Milwaukee Road Lives[4] Monkeys Running Loose[3][4] | ||||
| Norfolk Southern Railway | Eastern United States | NS | The Thoroughbred[4] New Southern[3][4] Nomore Steam[2][4] No Service[4] Nazi Southern[2] Nazi Stallion | ||||
| New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad | Central United States | NKP | The Nickel Plate Road | ||||
| New York, Ontario and Western Railway | New England, United States | O&W | Old and Weary[2][3][4] the Old Woman[2][3][4] | ||||
| New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway | Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York | NYS&W | Now You Sit and Wait[3][4] The Susie Q[18] | ||||
| Norfolk and Western Railway | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | N&W | British Railroad of America[3][4] King Coal[3][4] Precision Transportation[3][4] | ||||
| Pacific Great Eastern Railway | British Columbia | PGE | Prince George Eventually[4] Please Go Easy[4] Province's Greatest Expense[4] Past God's Endurance[4] | ||||
| Penn Central | Eastern US | PC | Penniless Central[8] Penn Centless[8] | ||||
| Pennsylvania Railroad | Eastern and Midwestern US | PRR | Pennsy Pussie Rail Road[19] The Big Red Subway[20] | ||||
| Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad | Bucks and Montgomery County PA | PN | Peener | ||||
| Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad | Midwestern United States | PFW&C | Paddy Finnigan's Wife and Children[6] | ||||
| Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway | Quebec, Canada | PP&J | Push, Pull and Jerk[21] | ||||
| Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac | Virginia, United States | RF&P | Rich Folks and Pedigrees[2][3][4] Run Fast and Push[2][3][4] | ||||
| St. Louis-San Francisco Railway | Midwestern and Southern United States | SLSF | The Frisco[3][6] | ||||
| Seaboard System Railroad | Eastern United States | SBD | Slowly Breaking Down[3][4] | ||||
| Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority | Eastern United States | SEPTA | Society for the Elimination of Public Transit Altogether[2][3][4] Septic Inepta | ||||
| Southern Pacific Railroad | Southwest United States | SP | The Friendly Southern Pacific[22] Espee[3][4] Suffering Pathetic[2][3][4] Slow Poke[4] Soup[4] | ||||
| Southern Pacific Santa Fe Railroad | Southwest United States (proposed) | SPSF | Shouldn't Paint So Fast[2][3][4] | ||||
| Staten Island Rapid Transit | Eastern United States | SIRT | Shall I Run Today?[4] | ||||
| Sumpter Valley Railway | Oregon, United States | SV | Stump Dodger[23][24]
Polygamy Central[23] | ||||
| Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway | Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada | TH&B | Tramps, Hobos & Bums[3][4] To Hell & Back[3][4] | ||||
| Ulster and Delaware Railroad | Northeastern United States / New York | U&D | Up and Down | ||||
| Union Pacific Railroad | Western United States | UP | Under Powered[3][4] Unlimited Parking[2][3][4] Uncle Pete[2][3][4] Union Pathetic[2][4] Utterly Pathetic[4] Onion Pacific[4] Ewe Pee[8] Unbelievable Pigs | ||||
| Western Pacific Railroad | Western United States | WP | (The) Wobbly[2][3][4] | ||||
| White Pass and Yukon Route | Alaska, Yukon and British Columbia | WP&YR | Wait Patiently, and You'll Ride[2][4] | ||||
| Wisconsin Central | Wisconsin | WC | Whiskey Central[4] We Could Wreck[4] Wrecking Central[4] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Bradley & Gore: Forget the Past; NARAL Test; Bush Scolded as Racist Lout". Media Research Center CyberAlert. 2000-07-14. Archived from the original on 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 "Other/Nicknames". Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 3.41 "Railroad Nicknames Sorted by Railroad Name". Railway & Locomotive Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 4.36 4.37 4.38 4.39 4.40 4.41 4.42 4.43 4.44 4.45 4.46 4.47 4.48 4.49 4.50 4.51 4.52 4.53 4.54 4.55 4.56 4.57 4.58 4.59 4.60 4.61 4.62 4.63 4.64 4.65 4.66 4.67 4.68 4.69 4.70 4.71 4.72 Coleman, Christopher D., compiler (2002-03-01). "Railroad Nicknames". Webville & Hypertext Railroad. Retrieved 2008-06-05.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ "Railroad discussion site run by Amtrak employees".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Nicknames on the Rail" (PDF). New York Times. 1890-12-21. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ↑ "Railroads". Ohio History Central. Ohio Historical Society. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "W&H MAIN YARDS: Railroad Nicknames". spikesys.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "Railroad Passes". greenbayroute.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "Railroad Photographs of Guilford Rail System / Springfield Terminal". Massroads.com Transportation Images. 2007-05-12. Archived from the original on 2006-04-25. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
- ↑ "October on Guilford's West End". Railroad Explorer. 2 (3). Fall 2002.
- ↑ Campbell, B.; Johnston, A.J.B. (1995). Tracks Across the Landscape: The S&L Commemorative History. University College of Cape Breton Press. p. 71. ISBN 9780920336649. Retrieved 2016-05-14. Search this book on
- ↑ "history". htandw.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "Old Time Trains". trainweb.org. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "Mucho Bad Transit Attitude". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on March 29, 2002. Retrieved 2016-05-14.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
- ↑ Charles W Grubb gandy dancer for the M&StL
- ↑ "Katy Railroad Historical Society". katyrailroad.org. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "Susie-Q History". susquehanna.railfan.net. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ Ron Kohlin. "Railroad Nicknames". kohlin.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc - Railroad Nicknames Sorted by Railroad Name". rlhs.org. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "qohistory". heritagepontiac.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ "The Southern Pacific". american-rails.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Potter, Miles (1976). Oregon's Golden Years. Caxton Press. ISBN 978-0870042546. Search this book on
- ↑ Culp, Edwin (1972). Stations West: The Story of The Oregon Railroads. Caxton Printers. ISBN 978-0870042195. Search this book on
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