Railroad nicknames

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The initials used to identify railroad and railway lines have often been used for humorous, disparaging or slanderous names. In a related category, portmanteaus, such as Amtrak, have also been lampooned.

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Railroad Locale Common abbreviation Nickname(s)
Ashley Drew and Northern Railway Southern United States AD&N All Day and Night
Burlington Northern Railway Northern United States BN Big Nothing
Chicago and North Western Railway Midwest United States C&NW Cheap and Nothing Wasted
Copper River and Northwestern Railway Alaska, United States CR&NW Can't Run and Never Will
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Western United States D&RGW Dirty Rag & Greasy Wipe
London and Port Stanley Railway Ontario, Canada L&PS Liver and Pork Steak
New York, Ontario and Western Railway New England, United States O&W Old and Weary
Peoria and Pekin Union Railroad Illinois, United States P&PU Pee and Poo
Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway Quebec, Canada PP&J Push, Pull and Jerk
Southern Pacific Railroad Southwest United States SP Sour Pete
Stinky Pete
Southern Pacific Santa Fe Railroad Southwest United States (proposed) SPSF Shouldn't Paint So Fast
Union Pacific Railroad Western United States UP UnderPowered
Unlimited Parking
Uncle Pete
Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada TH&B Tramps Hobos & Bums
To Hell & Back
Western Pacific Railroad Western United States WP (The) Wobbly
Willing People
Wild Pete
White Pass and Yukon Route Alaska, Yukon and British Columbia WP&YR Wait Patiently, and You'll Ride

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