My late Grandfather always referred to the Milwaukee as the "Chicago St. Paul",
the Northwestern as the "Chicago Northwestern" and the GM&O as the "Alton".
This, I'm sure, was a carryover from when he opened his boiler business about
1913. It was located near Archer and Damen and serviced by the Alton and
subsequently the GM&O. I still recall many of the bridge girders in the area
still showing the "Alton" name in the late 50s.
BRAD
----- Original Message -----
From: Charlie Vlk
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 08/04/2005 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: CM&StP
While what you say is somewhat correct, I never heard the GM&O referred to
as the "Alton Route". In typical railroad fashion (calling sidings,
stations, and other railroads by long-gone references) if it wasn't called
the GM&O (or GMO) it was known as the "Alton".
The CMStP&P may be an example of your theory; why St.Paul would be singled
out over Milwaukee or Pacific (the railroad having made a big deal out of
its completion of the transcontinental line).
Charlie Vlk
> 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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