Denny: How railroads got their nickname is a matter of natural speech
emphasis. Say aloud Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific, or say Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul, and see where the emphasis falls. Same for Burlington
(Chicago, Burlington & Quincy); same for Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific,
Atchison,
Topeka, and Santa Fe, and a host of other railroads with multiple city names
in their titles. It's a natural speech shorthand, easily adopted without
formality by the railroad concerned. Curiously, Gulf, Mobile and Ohio became
"The
Alton Route." after predecessor Chicago & Alton, again natural emphasis. JN
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