Short line
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Short line or Short Line can refer to:
- Short-line railroad, an independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance
- Short Line is also one of the four railroads in the popular board gameBoard gameA board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
MonopolyMonopoly (game)Marvin Gardens, the leading yellow property on the board shown, is actually a misspelling of the original location name, Marven Gardens. The misspelling was said to be introduced by Charles Todd and passed on when his home-made Monopoly board was copied by Charles Darrow and thence to Parker...
, probably named after the Shore Fast Line, an interurban streetcarInterurbanAn interurban, also called a radial railway in parts of Canada, is a type of electric passenger railroad; in short a hybrid between tram and train. Interurbans enjoyed widespread popularity in the first three decades of the twentieth century in North America. Until the early 1920s, most roads were...
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- Short Line is also one of the four railroads in the popular board game
- Short Line (bus company), also known as ShortLine, a bus operator in New York State, United States
- Short Line Reading SeriesShort Line Reading SeriesThe Short Line Reading Series is a free literary event that takes place at The Railway Club in Vancouver, British Columbia — a venue historical for showcasing local artistic talent....
, a popular Vancouver literary event presented by Memewar Magazine - The Short Line, a section of railroad track owned by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadChicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific RailroadThe Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986. The company went through several official names...
between Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota- Short Line BridgeShort Line BridgeThe Short Line Bridge is a truss bridge that spans the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was originally built in the 1880s and upgraded a few years later by Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad and was designed by American Bridge Company.The bridge is entirely within...
, part of the track over the Mississippi River - "Short Line Road", now known as Ayd Mill RoadAyd Mill RoadAyd Mill Road is a road in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It runs diagonally through Saint Paul, connecting with Interstate 35E at its southeast terminus, and feeds into Selby Avenue at its northwest end. Indirect access to I-94 is possible via Selby and Snelling Avenues...
, a parallel highway
- Short Line Bridge
- Short Line Subdivision (Ohio)Short Line Subdivision (Ohio)The Short Line Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Ohio. The line runs from a point northeast of downtown Cleveland south and southwest to Berea along a former New York Central Railroad line....
, a belt line around Cleveland, Ohio, now owned by CSX