railroad name challenge

[trmwf]

Here is a challenge for some of you younger guys and anybody else who wants to participate. I just sat down here and thought of 40 names of railroads that used to exist in the 1950's & 60's. Without any research or cheating of any kind see how many you can come up with then maybe we will figure out how to comopile a list to see which ones we forgot. Mike PS: how is my spelling this time Dad?

[trmwf]

Pete, I can't think of any that you missed but then I could only come up with four off the top of my head. My source is strictly from memory. Mike

[ginzokid]

Thought I would go to the back today. Wellsville & Buffalo Western & Atlantic Western Maryland Western New York & Pennsylvania Western North Carolina Western Pacific Western Railroad of North Carolina Western Railway of Alabama Western Vermont West Jersey & Atlantic West Jersey & Seashore West Point Route West Shore West Side Belt West Tennessee West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Wharton & Northern Wheeling & Lake Erie Whitehall & Plattsburgh White Pass & Yukon Wichita Falls & Northwestern Wichita Falls & Southern Wichita Valley Wilmington & Manchester Wilmington & Northern Wilmington & Raleigh Wilmington & Weldon Winchester & Patomac Winston-Salem Southbound Wiscasset & Quebec Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Wisconsin & Calumet Wisconson Central Wisconsin, Iowa & Nebraska Wisconsin, Minnesota & Pacific Wisconsin, Sault Ste. Marie & Mackinac Wise Terminal Woechester, Nashua & Rochester Wrightsville & Tennile Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Yosemite Valley Zanesville & Western Couldn't find any "X"s. Some of these names sound like they were made up, but all existed. Looks like there will be pleanty of choice for naming your own railroad. Sore fingers Pete

[janesew]

Man, this is great! I want to get the completed list to hang beside my layout! I guess we're getting the "Columbia Record Club" instalment version from Pete. Fred

[ginzokid]

I can only take so much typing per day. You should see my "C" list. May take two days......"B" is next. It's long too. Pete

[ginzokid]

Time for letter "B" Baltimore & Annapolis Baltimore & Delaware Bay Baltimore & New York Baltimore & Ohio Baltimore & Ohio & Chicago Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Baltimore & Potomac Baltimore & Susquehanna Bangor & Piscataquis Barre & Chelsea Bath & Hammondsport BC Rail Beaufort & Morehead Beaufort & Western Beaver, Meade & Englewood Belfast & Moosehead Lake Bellefontaine & Indiana Belleview & Illiniostown Bennington & Rutland Billerica & Bedford Birmingham & Northwestern Black River & Utica Blue Ridge Blue Ridge & Atlantic Bonhomie & Hattiesburg Southern Boston & Albany Boston & Albany of Georgia Boston & Lowell Boston & Maine Boston & New York Central Boston & Providence Boston & Worcester Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg & New Bedford Boston, Concord & Montreal Boston, Hartford & Erie Boston, Hoosac Tunnel & Western Brantford, Waterloo & Lake Erie Bridgton & Harrison Bridgton & Saco River Brookville & Mahoning Brunswick & Western Bucksport & Bangor Break time.....I'll be back with more. Pete

[ginzokid]

To finish off the "B"s.... Buffalo & Erie Buffalo & Lockport Buffalo & Pittsburgh Buffalo & State Line Buffalo & Susquehanna Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Burlington Burlington & Quincy Burlington & Missouri River Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Burlington Northern Burlington-Rock Island Butte, Anaconda & Pacific I'll start some "C"s.... Cairo & Fulton Cairo & Vincennes California Eastern California Pacific Camden & Amboy Camden & Atlantic Canada Southern Canadian Northern Cape Fear & Northern Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Carolina & Northwestern Carolina, Atlantic & Western Carolina Central Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Carrollton Short Line Carson & Colorado Cayuga & Susquehana Cedar Rapids & Missouri Cedar Valley Central Canada Central Louisiana & Gulf Central Mississippi Central New England Central of Georgia Central Ohio Central Pacific Central Railroad & Canal Co. Central Railroad of New Jersey Central Railroad of Pennsylvania Central Vermont Central Wisconsin Champlain & Connecticut River Champlain & St. Lawrence Charles River Charleston & Savannah Charleston & Western Carolina Charlotte, Columbia & Augusta Charlotte Harbor & Northern That's all for today. Pete

[nascarpetlover]

Pete Shouldn't let your source out of the bag. What the he** I'll let you have some fun. But I do believe I know your source and if it is the same as mine (nice that they are already listed in alphabet order already). Lou PS Sorry to spoil the fun.

[trmwf]

Wouldn't it be easier Pete to just scan copies and Email the list to those that want one? I enjoy looking at the lists your putting up but know your fingers have to be bleeding. Mike Happy Birthday AMERICA!!

[ginzokid]

No fun spoiled here Lou. Actually I'm using 3 books and of course they are in alphabetical order. The print is different in each book and scanning would make the list too small to see clearly. Beside, existing lines are also liste and this is supposed to be a list of "fallen flags". So let the crazy old man have his fun. I am retired remember and need a hobby...... To continue the "C"s.... Chatham & Lebanon Valley Chattanooga Southern Chesapeake & Hocking Valley Chesapeake & Ohio Chesapeake & Ohio Northern Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern Chesapeake Transit Chessie System Cheyenne & Northern Chicago, Alton & St. Louis Chicago & Alton Chicago & Atlantic Chicago & Aurora Chicago & Eastern Ilinois Chicago & Great Southern Chicago & Illinois Midland Chicago & Indiana Coal Chicago & Indianapolis Air Line Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Chicago & Northern Pacific Chicago & North Western Chicago & Paducah Chicago & Rock Island Chicago & South Atlantic Chicago & Wabash Valley Chicago & Western Indiana Chicago & West Michigan Chicago, Attica & Southern Chicago, Aurora & Elgin Chicago, Burlington & Northern Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Central & Pacific Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Chicago Great Western Chicago Heights Terminal Transfer Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Chicago, Madison & Northern Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Chicago, Missouri & Western Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Chicago,Paducah & Memphis Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Chicago South Shore & South Bend Chicago, Springfield & St. Louis Chicago Terminal Transfer Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Had enough of Chicago? I have....more later Pete

[ginzokid]

I'm BAAACKK..... Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Cincinnati & Dayton Cincinnati & Lake Erie Cincinnati & Zanesville Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Cincinnati, Indianapolis, & Western Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St Louis & Chicago Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Cincinati Northern Cincinati, Portsmouth & Virginia Cincinati Southern Claremont & Concord Clarion River Cleveland & Mahoning Valley Cleveland & Marietta Cleveland & Pittsburg Cleveland & Toledo Cleveland, Canton & Southern Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Cleveland, Plainesville & Ashtabula Clinchfield Clover Leaf Coal & Coke Colorado & Southern Colorado Central Colorado Midland Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Columbus & Greenville Columbus & Western Columbus & Xenia Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central Columbus, Newark & Zanesville Concord Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers Connecticut River Conrail Copper Range Copper River & Northwestern Cornwall Cotton Belt Coudersport & Port Allegany Covington & Cincinnati Elevated Railroad & Transfer & Bridge Co. Covington & Ohio Crawfordsville & Wabash Cripple Creek & Colorado Springs CSX Cumberland & Pennsylvania Cumberland & Piedmont Cumberland Valley There is blood everywhere.....it's not a pretty sight. I think I'll have Mskimmers type the next one. Pete

[trmwf]

Pete, One of the "C's" brought back some fond memories. The Chicago South Shore & South Bend (CSS&SB) is really a commuter line in to Chicago from Northern Indiana. In the 80's they still had wooden seat coaches that were not air conditioned. My partner at work and I would head for the Burnham, Ind. station during the afternoon rush hour on real hot days and watch the beauties out of the city get off the train. It was so hot in them coaches that most of them disembarked only partially clad if you get my drift. We'd see fat ones and thin ones, flat ones and well developed ones, what a sight and a good time. Mike

[ginzokid]

Mike there seems to be a problem with your last picture post. It is up but just a square with a red check. What gives? Try it again. Pete

[ginzokid]

I probably shouldn't say this but in G#1 there was a new discussion posted that has nothing to do with model railroading, and it was posted by the author of the original poll, you know which one I mean. I'm shocked!! Oh, wait. There was the "plug" in there for the train store wasn't there........that makes is legal. (Meow!) And now for some names... The "U"s: Uintah Ulster & Delaware Unadilla Valley Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf United New Jersey RR & Canal Co. United Railways (Oregon) United South Eastern Utah-Idaho Central Utah Rapid Transit Utica & Schenectady Utica & Unadilla Valley Utica, Chenango & Susquehanna Valley The "V"s: Valdosta Southern Vermont & Canada Vermont & Massachusetts Vermont Central Vermont Northern Vermont Valley Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Virginia & Carolina Coast Virginia & Maryland Virginia & North Carolina Virginia & Tennessee Virginia & Truckee Virginia Central Virginia Midland Virginian That's all for today folks. Pete

[trmwf]

I'm thinking that was their only post of the day wasn't it. Mike

[ginzokid]

Are we 12 carrying both groups? Oh the pressure!!!!! Pete