Re: (erielack) Re: Railroad-named music groups

["Tom Beckett" <tabeckett_@_stny.rr.com>]

Not only would the royalties from Chicago Trasit Authority have been 
helpfurl, but perhaps the association with a very successful music group 
could have been used to the CTA's advantage as a PR tool. Once again, the 
bureaucrats show their broad minded, creative side!!

I think there was also a group called "Southern Pacific".

Tom B
- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary R. Kazin" <gkazin_@_yahoo.com>
To: "EL List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Re: Railroad-named music groups


> --- TrainGG1_@_aol.com wrote:
>> In addition to railroad-theme named music groups Grand Funk RR and CP
>> Rail, there was the "Chicago Transit Authority." As I understand it, the
>> transit agency took the group to court, forcing them to change their
>> name to "Chicago."
>
> The suit was to stop the band from being "Chicago Transit Authority" or
> "CTA".  Any new name would have to clear the court, but "Chicago" wasn't
> imposed on them.  I'm surprised the mayor didn't sue after they moved to
> California!
>
>> Based on the PR problem CTA was having at the time (another one of its
>> periodic  financial disasters), maybe it (CTA) would have been better
>> off with the singing  group continuing to use the name "Chicago Transit
>> Authority."
>
> Royalties could have been useful...
>
>> Any others?
>
> Manhattan Transfer, Railroad Earth, TRAIN.  Many more, I'm sure, and
> probably archived on one discussion group or another.
>
> Gary R. Kazin
> DL&W Milepost R35.7
> Rockaway, New Jersey 



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