How many railroads can you name that have a state in their name? Or providences,in Canada.
PRR, B&O, NYC, MP, TP, KP, MKT, IC, ICG, EIRR, MEC, B&M, VGN, NYSW, TC, NOTM, AKMD, QC, BCR, ARR, and a host of short lines.
Dave H.
Georgia Railroad, Western Railway of Alabama, Georgia & Florida (all three were Class Ones in their day) and Colorado & Wyoming.
Jay
Central of Georgia, Georgia Southern and Florida, Alabama Great Southern, Charleston & Western Carolina, East Tennessee & Western North Carolina…
Colorado & Southern (now BNSF) and Great Western Railway of Colorado (short line)
I’ve been trying to figure out if I knew any providences of Canada, and I can’t think of any.
But how many roads can you think of that have - or had - a state “& Pacific”?
Or a state “Central”?
Old Timer
California Northern, California & Western, Nevada Northern, Central Oregon and Pacific, Arizona and California Railway, Arizona Eastern
British Columbia Railway, Northern Alberta Railway, Ontario Northland come to mind for our friends north of the 49th parallel.
Texas & Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Texas Central, Michigan Central, and numerous others.
You missed it, SRVfan. The only Providence I can think of is in Rhode Island, but there probably are some in Canada . . .
Old Timer
Got me on that!!![:I] Since Old Timer’s already taken, I guess Old Eyes should be my new name–I’ve got to get a better Optometrist!!!
In addtion Wisconsin Central and Wisconsin & Southern.
Noah
Another one in Canada would be the Quebec, Northshore & Laborador.
Quebec Gatineau RR, Delaware & Hudson, Southern Ontario RR, Vermont RR
for a few
Gordon
Alabama RR and Alabama & Florida
Reb
Surprised you didnt mention Wisconsin & Calumet too!
Some of the posts to this thread seem to have disappeared.
I agree I had mine on here but know it’s gone who is doing this
mine was the NCDT
kevin
Post to this thread instead, “state named railroads” it’s longer.
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25144
so, that’s where it is
kevin