I'm glad somebody mentioned VIRGINIAN...I was starting to feel forgotten!!
Railroad names are a big part of the whole mystique, I think....and the letters that represent them!!B&O,C&O, N&W, AT&SF, NYC (which of course, also signigfies 'The City')NKP, SP,UP, AMTRAC(oops, how'd that get in there???)...etc., etc. A few 'ands' indicate 'mergers'...though it seems the modern trend is to drop 'and' altogether, hense, NS-NorfolkSouthern...in the late 1800's/early 1900's, it was "Norfolk And Southern"
And of course, we are a quirky people, with a quirky language, history and customs...seems only right our railroads should follow suit!
Bye y'all
VGN
Oh, I forgot the reason I replied in the first place....woodie, a wise person once said, "There are no stupid Questions, only stupid answerers" Hope my reply doesn't fall into the latter category
[This message has been edited by Virginian (edited 07-19-2001).]