Name Your Commuter Rail System

Post by **Brad** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:35 pm

Eric Miller "Zephyr" asked me to post this.

Zephyr via email wrote: Name Your Commuter Rail System

I am working on modeling an Omaha-Lincoln commuter rail operation in HO scale and am having some difficulty deciding on a name. Â So I figured what better place to ask than the folks on this forum!

What's your suggestion for a serious commuter rail system name?

To give you some inspiration (or uninspiration) here are some existing commuter rail names:
ACE (Altamont Commuter Express) - San Jose-Stockton
Caltrain - San Francisco-San Jose
Coaster - San Diego
FrontRunner - Salt Lake City
MARC (Maryland Area Rail Commuter) - Baltimore-DC
Metra - Chicago
Metrolink - Los Angeles
Metro-North - New York City
Music City Star - Nashville
Northstar - Minneapolis
Rail Runner - Albuquerque
Sounder - Seattle-Tacoma
Sprinter - Oceanside, CA
Trinity Railway Express - Dallas-Fort Worth
Tri-Rail - Miami
Virginia Railway Express - DC
WES (Westside Express Service) - Portland
West Coast Express - Vancouver

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:53 pm

THE HUSKER EXPRESS!!

Ok, now that lunacy is out of the way...

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:29 pm

OmaLinc?

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:37 pm

the1wags wrote: OmaLinc?

Yeah, I thought that was pretty much the consensus on here.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:24 pm

the1wags wrote:

OmaLinc?

You mean Linoma.... Â You could use the Linoma lighthouse as you logo.

What about using names from the past Eric? Â You know all the names I ask you about that are now part of the UP or BNSF?

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:55 am

the1wags wrote:

OmaLinc?

There's a shuttle service between the airports with the name OMALNK, the two codes for the airports.

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:25 am

Wow. Â It just struck me where the name Linoma came from.

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:22 pm

Stargazer wrote:Wow. Â It just struck me where the name Linoma came from.

Too bad they are letting that lighthouse fall into such disrepair!

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:06 pm

I think Omalinc or Linoma Express would be obvious good choices.

Zephyr · Post by **Zephyr** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:09 pm

It would be nice to avoid the OMALiNK name and come up with something more inspiring.

Brad, are you thinking of something like the Burlington's Nebraska Zephyr or the Rock Island's Corn Belt Rocket?

Another direction is to go with something more geographic like Platte Valley Flyer.

Any other ideas?

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:35 pm

Flatwater Runner
The Omaha Linc

Or the Nebraska revered 'Osborne Express' Â

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:29 am

Good Life Express

ArboRail

Arbor Express

NEBRail

Platte River Railway

Platte River Runner

OLE' Â (Omaha Lincoln Express) Â Â ok, Â j/k

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:34 am

Just go with OmaLinc.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:13 pm

The Ernie Chambers Fillibuster Express.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:47 pm

Big E wrote:The Ernie Chambers Fillibuster Express.

haha. Â let's go with that.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:22 pm

Actually, let me expand on that:

The Ernie Chambers & Warren Buffet Filibuster Parfait Express

-Big E

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:51 pm

I'll throw mine out there.

Union Sower Express

Swift · Post by **Swift** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 3:27 pm

You guys are (as we say in the design world) over thinking it.

Just call it OmaLinc. It's simple, easy to say, it says both WHAT it is and WHERE it goes.

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:38 am

Swift wrote:You guys are (as we say in the design world) over thinking it.

Just call it OmaLinc. It's simple, easy to say, it says both WHAT it is and WHERE it goes.

OmaLinc just doesn't roll off the tongue. Â It's sterile and forced. Â I actually don't think Husker Express is all that bad considering it would be in the cornhusker state. Â Seven or eight saturdays in the fall, it would be used extensively for Husker fans as well.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:06 am

nebport5 wrote:
Swift wrote:You guys are (as we say in the design world) over thinking it.

Just call it OmaLinc. It's simple, easy to say, it says both WHAT it is and WHERE it goes.

OmaLinc just doesn't roll off the tongue. It's sterile and forced. I actually don't think Husker Express is all that bad considering it would be in the cornhusker state. Seven or eight saturdays in the fall, it would be used extensively for Husker fans as well.

Ouch... My soul.

Zephyr · Post by **Zephyr** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:42 pm

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Â However, I think I will go with my own idea, Nebraska Rail Express:

I want a name that would be systemwide, not describing one corridor, because there would be future extensions to Fremont, Sioux City, and Nebraska City that would carry the same name. Â The NRE seems to fit that bill.

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:04 pm

Zephyr wrote:Thanks everyone for your suggestions. However, I think I will go with my own idea, Nebraska Rail Express:

I want a name that would be systemwide, not describing one corridor, because there would be future extensions to Fremont, Sioux City, and Nebraska City that would carry the same name. The NRE seems to fit that bill.

Your original question was:

I am working on modeling an Omaha-Lincoln commuter rail operation in HO scale and am having some difficulty deciding on a name. Â So I figured what better place to ask than the folks on this forum!

So, if you wanted a Nebraska rail system name I would've came up with others:

Nebraska-Link
United nebraska railway
Nebraska State Express
Cornhusker express

Nebraska metro-link
River racer

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:12 pm

Or the very appropriate "Platte Valley Flying Pig".

-Big E

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 4:50 pm

Big E wrote:Or the very appropriate "Platte Valley Flying Pig".

-Big E

Or 'The Omaha pork railway' Â :;):

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:12 pm

Big E wrote:Or the very appropriate "Platte Valley Flying Pig".

-Big E

I'm interested in forming a committee to ensure that the commuter rail bridge over Lake Ashland is aesthetically pleasing and of superior design. Â Would you care to join.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:46 pm

almighty_tuna wrote:I'm interested in forming a committee to ensure that the commuter rail bridge over Lake Ashland is aesthetically pleasing and of superior design. Would you care to join.

I'm actually a founding member of SaveLakeAshland.org. Â I know it's unheard of to actually form a group to save something that doesn't exist yet, but we are, after all, of a progressive mindset around here.

-Big E

Erik · Post by **Erik** » Thu May 01, 2008 10:09 pm

Big E wrote:
almighty_tuna wrote:I'm interested in forming a committee to ensure that the commuter rail bridge over Lake Ashland is aesthetically pleasing and of superior design. Would you care to join.
I'm actually a founding member of SaveLakeAshland.org. I know it's unheard of to actually form a group to save something that doesn't exist yet, but we are, after all, of a progressive mindset around here.

-Big E

That's awesome Big E, I want to join!! Â :;):