09-29-2017, 05:29 PM
(09-29-2017, 04:28 PM)Canard Wrote:(09-29-2017, 04:21 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: Those are not town names. They are the names of particular points on the railway network. For example, CN Silver is the junction between the GEXR Guelph Sub and the CN Halton Sub. It happens to be in Georgetown but from the point of view of railway operations that is irrelevant. Of course, many railway names are the names of nearby towns but not always. Sometimes it’s not even possible because there are multiple name points in the same town.
Indeed, on the Halton Sub, Mile 23.5 is Georgetown, while Mile 24.1 is Silver.
http://www.niagararails.com/halton.phtml
But... why?
Why intentionally call it a confusing name, when a more easily recognizable name exists? I just don't understand the logic behind intentionally making something less clear.
It’s not intentionally confusing. It just happens to be confusing to people not familiar with the name. But that could be said of any name.