# The Atoz Game (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 341

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**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 23, 2024, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6802 "2024-11-23T02:49:09Z")

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**Trains**

American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco)  
BNSF Railway  
Canadian Pacific  
Denver Zephyr  
Eurostar  
Finger Lakes Railway  
Galley car  
Holding tracks  
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway)  
[J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941))  
Kansas City Southern Railway  
Lionel  
Metro  
Norfolk & Southern  
Ocean, The

The name of the ViaRail passenger train that runs between Montreal and Halifax.

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**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6803 "2024-11-23T03:27:50Z")

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**Trains**

American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco)  
BNSF Railway  
Canadian Pacific  
Denver Zephyr  
Eurostar  
Finger Lakes Railway  
Galley car  
Holding tracks  
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway)  
[J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941))  
Kansas City Southern Railway  
Lionel  
Metro  
Norfolk & Southern  
Ocean, The  
Pennsylvania Railroad Company

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**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 23, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6804 "2024-11-23T03:52:09Z")

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**Trains**

American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco)  
BNSF Railway  
Canadian Pacific  
Denver Zephyr  
Eurostar  
Finger Lakes Railway  
Galley car  
Holding tracks  
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway)  
[J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941))  
Kansas City Southern Railway  
Lionel  
Metro  
Norfolk & Southern  
Ocean, The  
Pennsylvania Railroad Company  
Q, The (nickname for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad)

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**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6805 "2024-11-23T09:26:37Z")

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**Trains**

American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco)  
BNSF Railway  
Canadian Pacific  
Denver Zephyr  
Eurostar  
Finger Lakes Railway  
Galley car  
Holding tracks  
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway)  
[J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941))  
Kansas City Southern Railway  
Lionel  
Metro  
Norfolk & Southern  
Ocean, The  
Pennsylvania Railroad Company  
Q, The (nickname for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad)  
Reading Railroad

Pronounced _‘RED-ding’_, it’s one of the four railroads found on Monopoly boards. As with most other small or regional railroads, it fell prey to the merger frenzy of the 1970s and later, and is now a part of the Norfolk Southern Railway/CSX Transportation.

_ **-“BB”-** _

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6806 "2024-11-23T13:57:07Z")

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**Trains**

American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco)  
BNSF Railway  
Canadian Pacific  
Denver Zephyr  
Eurostar  
Finger Lakes Railway  
Galley car  
Holding tracks  
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway)  
[J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941))  
Kansas City Southern Railway  
Lionel  
Metro  
Norfolk & Southern  
Ocean, The  
Pennsylvania Railroad Company  
Q, The (nickname for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad)  
Reading Railroad  
Skunk Trains

One of which I rode between Willits & Fort Bragg, California, in July 1986, to my first (and last) wade in the Pacific Ocean.

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6807 "2024-11-23T18:22:48Z")

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**Trains**

American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco)  
BNSF Railway  
Canadian Pacific  
Denver Zephyr  
Eurostar  
Finger Lakes Railway  
Galley car  
Holding tracks  
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway)  
[J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941))  
Kansas City Southern Railway  
Lionel  
Metro  
Norfolk & Southern  
Ocean, The  
Pennsylvania Railroad Company  
Q, The (nickname for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad)  
Reading Railroad  
Skunk Trains  
Toonerville Trolley Train

Part of the [Toonerville Trolley Train and Boat Tours](https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g12865219-d1869624-Reviews-Toonerville_Trolley_Train_and_Boat_Tours-Soo_Junction_Michigan.html)

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**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 23, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6808 "2024-11-23T19:41:40Z")

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**Trains**

American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco)  
BNSF Railway  
Canadian Pacific  
Denver Zephyr  
Eurostar  
Finger Lakes Railway  
Galley car  
Holding tracks  
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway)  
[J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941))  
Kansas City Southern Railway  
Lionel  
Metro  
Norfolk & Southern  
Ocean, The  
Pennsylvania Railroad Company  
Q, The (nickname for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad)  
Reading Railroad  
Skunk Trains  
Toonerville Trolley Train  
United States Military Railroad

One of the crushing U.S. military and economic advantages during [the Civil War.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Military_Railroad)

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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6809 "2024-11-24T12:19:32Z")

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**Trains**

American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco)  
BNSF Railway  
Canadian Pacific  
Denver Zephyr  
Eurostar  
Finger Lakes Railway  
Galley car  
Holding tracks  
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway)  
[J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941))  
Kansas City Southern Railway  
Lionel  
Metro  
Norfolk & Southern  
Ocean, The  
Pennsylvania Railroad Company  
Q, The (nickname for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad)  
Reading Railroad  
Skunk Trains  
Toonerville Trolley Train  
United States Military Railroad  
Via Rail

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6810 "2024-11-24T14:25:38Z")

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Winnipeg Water District Railroad, Greater

(rode it with a rail buff during a cross Canada train trip)

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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6811 "2024-11-24T14:30:08Z")

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(The full list)  
**Trains**

American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco)  
BNSF Railway  
Canadian Pacific  
Denver Zephyr  
Eurostar  
Finger Lakes Railway  
Galley car  
Holding tracks  
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway)  
[J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941))  
Kansas City Southern Railway  
Lionel  
Metro  
Norfolk & Southern  
Ocean, The  
Pennsylvania Railroad Company  
Q, The (nickname for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad)  
Reading Railroad  
Skunk Trains  
Toonerville Trolley Train  
United States Military Railroad  
Via Rail  
Winnipeg Water District Railroad, Greater

(rode it with a rail buff during a cross-Canada train trip)

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**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 24, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6812 "2024-11-24T23:06:07Z")

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**Trains**

American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco)  
BNSF Railway  
Canadian Pacific  
Denver Zephyr  
Eurostar  
Finger Lakes Railway  
Galley car  
Holding tracks  
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway)  
[J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941))  
Kansas City Southern Railway  
Lionel  
Metro  
Norfolk & Southern  
Ocean, The  
Pennsylvania Railroad Company  
Q, The (nickname for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad)  
Reading Railroad  
Skunk Trains  
Toonerville Trolley Train  
United States Military Railroad  
Via Rail  
Winnipeg Water District Railroad, Greater  
X sign marks the railroad crossing

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**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 24, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6813 "2024-11-24T23:28:06Z")

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**Trains**

American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco)  
BNSF Railway  
Canadian Pacific  
Denver Zephyr  
Eurostar  
Finger Lakes Railway  
Galley car  
Holding tracks  
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway)  
[J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941))  
Kansas City Southern Railway  
Lionel  
Metro  
Norfolk & Southern  
Ocean, The  
Pennsylvania Railroad Company  
Q, The (nickname for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad)  
Reading Railroad  
Skunk Trains  
Toonerville Trolley Train  
United States Military Railroad  
Via Rail  
Winnipeg Water District Railroad, Greater  
X sign marks the railroad crossing  
Yellowbonnet

Nickname for several yellow-based paint schemes which the Santa Fe railroad used on its locomotives from 1972 onwards.

[![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b6/fc/61/b6fc618c07d477b4cf51a8498e74de1e.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b6/fc/61/b6fc618c07d477b4cf51a8498e74de1e.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6814 "2024-11-25T13:48:25Z")

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**Trains**

American Locomotive Company (a.k.a. Alco)  
BNSF Railway  
Canadian Pacific  
Denver Zephyr  
Eurostar  
Finger Lakes Railway  
Galley car  
Holding tracks  
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Railway)  
[J class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_J_class_(1941))  
Kansas City Southern Railway  
Lionel  
Metro  
Norfolk & Southern  
Ocean, The  
Pennsylvania Railroad Company  
Q, The (nickname for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad)  
Reading Railroad  
Skunk Trains  
Toonerville Trolley Train  
United States Military Railroad  
Via Rail  
Winnipeg Water District Railroad, Greater  
X sign marks the railroad crossing  
Yellowbonnet  
Zephyr, California

**The Bible**

Adam

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6815 "2024-11-25T13:50:30Z")

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**The Bible**

Adam  
Bathsheba

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6816 "2024-11-25T14:49:53Z")

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**The Bible**

Adam  
Bathsheba  
Corinthians

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6817 "2024-11-25T14:52:31Z")

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> [@knoodler](#):
>
> Corinthians

Is that One or Two?

In play:

**The Bible**

Adam  
Bathsheba  
Corinthians  
Deuteronomy

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6818 "2024-11-25T15:05:12Z")

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> [@Railer13](#):
>
> > [@knoodler](#):
> >
> > Corinthians
> 
> Is that One or Two?

I don’t know. Should I drop them a line? 😄

In play:

**The Bible**

Adam  
Bathsheba  
Corinthians  
Deuteronomy

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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6819 "2024-11-25T21:04:41Z")

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**The Bible**

Adam  
Bathsheba  
Corinthians  
Deuteronomy  
Eben-Ezer

Toponym that gave rise to the male name Ebenezer.

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**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 25, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6820 "2024-11-25T21:05:00Z")

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“ **knoodler** , Corinthians on Line 1. And 2.”

**The Bible**

Adam  
Bathsheba  
Corinthians  
Deuteronomy  
Eben-Ezer  
Fallen angels

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**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 25, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/6821 "2024-11-25T21:26:55Z")

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**The Bible**

Adam  
Bathsheba  
Corinthians  
Deuteronomy  
Eben-Ezer  
Fallen angels  
Garden of Gethsemane

A two-fer!

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