Talk:Shore Fast Line
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[edit] Short Line Railroad in Monopoly
Here is another plausible explanation of the Short Line railroad in Monopoly. Charles Darrow, who patented the game, was a Philadelphian. The Pennsylvania, Reading and Baltimore & Ohio railroads all served Philadelphia at the time the game was patented. No railroad serving Philadelphia was named “Short Line”. However, the Reading and B&O railroads shared track rights in and around Philadelphia, and both served New York City from Philadelphia, via Jersey City. The Reading and B&O jointly owned and used a section of track outside Philadelphia which served as a short cut on their New York City routes. That several miles of track was known as The Short Line, and still is used today, by the Chessie System. It seems possible that Darrow knew someone who worked for either the Reading or B&O, and heard them use the term, or he might have seen the Short Line referred to in a newspaper.
Franklin field 19:05, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
