# The Atoz Game (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2020-01-24T21:53:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 222
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4422 "2020-11-28T13:23:28Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4423 "2020-11-28T15:29:36Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4424 "2020-11-29T02:38:31Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4425 "2020-11-29T03:01:33Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4426 "2020-11-29T03:13:26Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4427 "2020-11-29T12:07:45Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4428 "2020-11-29T12:31:25Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Commonly called The M-K-T at its inception, and then The K-T, it came to be spelled out as KATY even on company equipment. Katy, TX, the now-huge western suburb of Houston, was named for it. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4429 "2020-11-29T14:08:30Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4430 "2020-11-29T16:51:06Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway Orange Blossom Special ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4431 "2020-11-29T20:12:21Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway Orange Blossom Special Pullman car ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4432 "2020-11-29T22:03:45Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway Orange Blossom Special Pullman car Quiet zone ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4433 "2020-11-29T23:12:21Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway Orange Blossom Special Pullman car Quiet zone Railway Mail Service ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4434 "2020-11-30T02:50:40Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway Orange Blossom Special Pullman car Quiet zone Railway Mail Service Soo Line (Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie) ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4435 "2020-11-30T03:19:38Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway Orange Blossom Special Pullman car Quiet zone Railway Mail Service Soo Line (Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie) Train (had to think hard to come up with this one) ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4436 "2020-11-30T05:06:12Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Train (had to think hard to come up with this one) Had I got here sooner, I would have used Toronto Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, a long ago railway that served southern Ontario. **Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway Orange Blossom Special Pullman car Quiet zone Railway Mail Service Soo Line (Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie) Train (had to think hard to come up with this one) Uncouple ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4437 "2020-11-30T09:47:03Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway Orange Blossom Special Pullman car Quiet zone Railway Mail Service Soo Line (Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie) Train Uncouple Veracruz and Isthmus Railway ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4438 "2020-11-30T12:51:45Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway Orange Blossom Special Pullman car Quiet zone Railway Mail Service Soo Line (Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie) Train Uncouple Veracruz and Isthmus Railway Wagon-lits ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4439 "2020-11-30T14:51:34Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway Orange Blossom Special Pullman car Quiet zone Railway Mail Service Soo Line (Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie) Train Uncouple Veracruz and Isthmus Railway Wagon-lits X-shaped railroad crossing signs ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4440 "2020-11-30T17:49:08Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway Orange Blossom Special Pullman car Quiet zone Railway Mail Service Soo Line (Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie) Train Uncouple Veracruz and Isthmus Railway Wagon-lits X-shaped railroad crossing signs Yellow Line, aka the Skokie Swift ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/4441 "2020-11-30T22:08:34Z")
**Trains and Railroads** Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Delaware and Hudson Electric diesel Freight train Georgia Pacific Railway Houston and Texas Central Railway Illinois Central Joliet Junction Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Lehigh Valley Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Norfolk Southern Railway Orange Blossom Special Pullman car Quiet zone Railway Mail Service Soo Line (Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie) Train Uncouple Veracruz and Isthmus Railway Wagon-lits X-shaped railroad crossing signs Yellow Line, aka the Skokie Swift Zephyr train According to Wiki, a zephyr train is a stream-liner train-set of locomotives with matching passenger cars. Pass. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920.md?page=221) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920.md?page=223)