The Railroad was often known as the "freedom train" or "Gospel train", which headed towards "Heaven" or "the Promised Land", i.e., Canada.
Demiryolu sık sık “cennet” veya “Vaat Edilen Topraklar”a, yani Kanada’ya giden “özgürlük treni” veya “İncil treni” olarak biliniyordu.