Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-14

Press dispatches frequently ten Of railroad
| aul the reader that is not wei posted on
! railroad nomJuciature is 10 @ loss 90 locate
| TIE scene OF the catastrophe. Recently am
| ot4er las been Issued 60 ne eject that
unless an accident has occurred 90 the
/ neigh b0rnuod ~ q large city The road upon
| which the break mp las harneucI must ue
/ given in fuil in Tie dispatches lAis move
| ]. good one, pecluse there are ns many
! nicknanc8 CD railroads g. there are roads.
md lu many CasHs tae uDuI o. plane does
/ not indicate whether Sc is iu the west,
a fact not generally known Is That the
railroads % The country have nicsulmei
/ ~ winch ine high ulllls know them aud
/ tlnt railroad cmpioyes tnoee in the ranks.
/ study 20 This question reveals the iLfosma-
luh t1at tan rlsh officials nickname the
iOANs Fog convenience sake. while tLe train
men ~ 70 90 express some phase OF personal
experience thereon III the lItteF'8 chris
irliuE D. good one % generally sticks.
I hld o. ieir experience has generally been
| O. vivid one au original and worthy Lick-
name generally crops out
Io Illustrate this point TIE Columbia.
enl Port Deposit railroad running from
columbia, Pa, 90 Port Deposit Nd. can
/ De- APPLY cited. The railr1o men call this
/ t1ui ilc zone Chance IL runs along tle
river shore almost ifs entire length ana is
dIrratchers ct Columbia frequently ma il
ulugu tu secure seasoned trulumuu TO
| work On this road. as the accidents aver
age almost one day. II nol ou account Of
ruJd-bel then the cars VIII be found at
fnHlt For this reason th1y have no doubt
given 10 The significant christening us To-
! 300 OUT on the luu over the road ANA COiUc
back alive the trdnman lrs taken The
alNqhlnge OF the one chance Ia one hun
Newspaper readers win recall the great
railroad coup Ga which Senator BriCe was
Interested some ten years back uy which
lh' NeW lcra' bLicasp and 81 Louis ROAD
lelnl from New York city 90 Buffalo. Tile
rund was built Do day. comparatively
sppllsiug, ANA the bugiug N &c by William
li Vanderbilt resulted iu % great profit
ior th" selling syndicate ana the Chrlstuu-
ing of Che rold the name OF which has
stuck Go q Go this day.
Vanderbilt was grumbllug az the price he
hau % pay and remarked, why N the
Informal road was nlrlleplotcI it couldn't
c''t more. and The rual has been known
as the "Nlckol Plate" ever since
a recently arcOstcd railroad official as TO
now many railroad nlckuamcs there were
replied; Just us many us YOU have a
miad % make. 1 have heard the Pttsburg.
tort .Nnyne ana Chicago road called pad.
dy Flnmgau's WIFE and children but
whore the name came from is more than /
can tell
Here are fcw OF the roads with
nlchnnmes That ! can now recall without re-.
teriug 10 books. The Minneapolis ST.
RAUL AMI Sault Ste, Marie Is called tie
500 and rs au ahbrevlutiou of the prouun-
cint!on OF the lattcr Name The big Four'
Us takeu from the consolidation Of four lid
foal5' the Cincinnati. indianapolis ST.
Louis nul chicago, the Cleveland Column.
9ts, Cincinnati and indianapolis the In
linnapulls aud 81. Louis ana the Cairo
Niuccnuts and Chicago. This consolidation
t9ph pace mmny years ago, the nickname
gwen uuI IL has stuck 20 II ever since
Many ra.ltoaders claim that tho words
,iIs -Four 9re taken from The folr biz cl
iig1 touched by The road, VIZ; CINCINNATI,
thlrlBo. 81 Louis aud Indianapolis but
! tllnR the rIght origin Is the one have
"lue Chicago, 81. Paul and Kansas CITY
road Is called the Maple Leaf 49, draw
lug O. lIne around tho cities after which
TINS road Is named on u map n VIII Doe
found 70 form a. perfect leaf Of the mnplc
trgn. me iltshurg, Cincinnati ana ST.
Louis road IS called the Pan Handle Tor
tue same reason-n line drawn through
t,c ., o4,, miahi54g a good counterfeit OF
To- me Toledo g. Louis and Euusas CITY
ROAD for the same cause. luuSuuch MS III
doesn't come near resembling clover
lERi undtr ihe same circumstances. Pos.
sloly the road gets its non dcplulno ON
account OF the exceedingly fine grass lands
thlgqgh which 90 passes.
lhe tulh'mpuH NHm' Queen and Crcs-
cent is giy.n 10 The Cincinnati. New Or
leans and IeNus Pacific Ioad. This nick.
name comes frOm New Orleans. tho cross
cent CITY, nud Cincinnati the queen ciry.
''ihr LoulEyiie New Albany and III
cag1 road is called the Nlonon' from tbe
TACT that tlc main junction on the roud
IS given to the New York peupsyIyntio
aud ohio road ana 81 simply un nhbrryir.
uph ana consolidation OF the FIRST letters
OF each state. This Is the road / thiuE
that The late Mr. Vanderbilt threatened to
use as club against the PpunsyivauIo
ronl on account OF belief that ms latter
funu was uigudlng I'm hts territory, A
co.upromlsc was Objected between the two
great luNruud magutCg Vanderbilt nnl
hOhrrIs. nud the resources OF this ROAD
were never properly dpyeloDed 8
4tt
rs called the cotton Belt and OF course.
derives lis name from the great product
~ WE. l,kion; among, inc tralnmen II
no doubt nom thp fnct that OF late wears
many daring train roboelies have occurred
on this lue,
il" Blue Grass pretty naInc for
railroad " glycn the Kentucky Central on |
ncrouut ot tine Scvptiuually rich rrnss
S SS,y pT Tgc4aT r6,d Th Yen passes Tom
i7 called 'ihc Sunset. 4 have uoypr learn |
cl the origin OF this name. but. uprb9ns |
i,s 49,, g0'..ei,on Win the Pacific the home |
tenlng. The names giyen this road hy M /
employees ana thp Investing hubble gra vi /
humorous lhW ~ useless 90 mention |
any on taeW They represent personal ex- |
ne4enee In most cuRes Uud in reality baye /
utue ~ couuuu with the history of no |
loHu me r1Id was conceived several |
ei many hearts hWulugs among uy,-3tors
nut the cAncrlonces OF tr0umon Ina tte
iiNAti.i4 NlNl country or IpNls New AfpNf
go ami ARIZONA havo furnished stories
cnoush to ill volumes.
ihe New York; New Haven and Hart.
,,3,fi rs niGSnmed the Consolidated. me
Missouri KANSAS ANA Texas lime sa0s
nnder the pretty sohriuuet on KATY uo
i9ubt taken from ma Imaginary biendiDT
or the worda Kansas nnd Teyns Tbs
road With the elongated name Eiizobetb
town, Lexington ana Iig sandy Ina Az |
9st words OF its corporate lille iDIq Send,S
'hopped on nui goes hy that uGr'n 49, |
bad plan 20 follow In that case For sbo,t
.he New York Central ana Hudson pirlr
roai n called the 'Cenfral.' ne Ne,,, V,s
Take l.rle and Western thc 'Erie' fbe i,sic
ware, ldckaWdnnu ANA Western The Il ~eto |
wanna, the AiCh.fou Topeka ana SANTA
~ tne 'NnhtN te,' ANA tho ST. Ionic ami
san lfanc.aco the Frisco VIZ"
TWO numerous ulcknumes nrp fhe opns
l'en ~ ihe bunNp and Southwestern an1
w hWluo Nhl iamcstoWn railroads The
N.iuts Was nfst called the r. ami II w.
'e1 Vs intt 69rs Hn'lFr the name * Rrandv
,nu soda, Toe lptter road on accal,nt s
is connection with Ianestoyg,, e't,lnt oI
N iH , ,ny@9Fl lne railroad world as me
u, Tho thesapeafe and Ohio IA called tho
" y w. taken, no douht from MA t,, ~,
nrcn us Fastest train The B,iti,rn.h Dlny
,oionat tbs 'R. and T. fle R,itimo uu9
lhio the 10. and % ond ~ ptt Nug
ielWinal Che r. IT, These az M enhuhu
.lhtloNh pul WhNn the trainnrn -
Atsr toNis py would not leot ,,,,.,- 10y |
y Yflul hnd " madc public might ,.r,'s,ht !
uNe llr, courteous dcmparor of no ,,,ai
49, on lntee foAis who are certaini,, ~
'Flnces OF good fellows tue