Combining a couple of names from Shawns list, I kinda like
Rock Spring & Tall Timbers RR 
Ralph
Ive always liked the name “You Betcha and Little Buddy R.R.” for a P.A. R.R.
Nick
Hi David,
kinda depends on what your after or are trying to do with our railroad and it’s name. A lot of good suggestions so far, covering a wide range.
Hmmmm,
Late 1800’s you say, company names were still pretty formal and “Victorian”
in that era even for logging company’s. Around here most prototype logging lines were named for the area/creek/river/mountain/etc. that they ran on or around and then were embellished to sound grander. Example the Coggins Brothers saw milling business (circa 1880)was renamed the LaMoine Lumber and Trading Company although the railroad ran only a few miles from the woods to the saw mill.
In the early 1900’s the names started to simplify, seems like logging company names followed the trend of spit and polish, bright brass and shiny paint on locomotives of the Victorian era to the grimy black and grays of the later eras. Names like “Crane Creek Lumber”, “Indian Valley RR”, or Pine Ridge Lumber Company ( all prototype names) seemed to replace the more flamboyant ones.
Something like " (Blank) Lumber & Trading Company" or “Loon Lake Land & Lumber Company” would be good parent company names for a logging line or something simpler like “Nine Logging” or Sandy Lumber Co" depending on the era of your company’s origin.
As has been pointed out a name can mean a lot in a Garden RR or very little, depends on what you want.
Just some thought.
Rick
Hummm.
Little Buddy is what I call my dog Her name is Holly, but I call her Little Buddy you know a PET name.
Another thought for a name Was the Missing U RY.
Just don’t know yet.
A lot of input here A BIG thanks for all of the input.
Still time to get in your offerings.
Nicholas Savatgy said:
Ive always liked the name "You Betcha and Little Buddy R.R." for a P.A. R.R. :)Nick
Well, you aren’t too far from White Deer, what about taking over the logging railroad that was in that area? A thread at railroad.net: http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=130&t=80563
The White Deer & Loganton started as a logging railroad before becoming a full road. If you don’t mind changing history, you could do whatever you want with it.
I actually know a bit about that RY I belonged to the RR club there before I had heart surgery.
My large scale pp was built on a filled in swimming pool. It is the POOL RR I tried many ways to create a name before coming up with Post Oak & Otter Lake RR.
My On30 is the Coyote Ridge RR for my wife, Cindy and me, Roger.
When I was in N scale I had the Santa Fe Southwestern because I modeledthe ATSF from El Paso to Albuquerque, NM.
My GCSF ho scale is named for the actual Santa Fe in most of Texas until Texas changed the Law requiring railroads to be chartered in Texas.
Big End & Small Knock RR
Andrew
Well I want to thank every one for all the great input.
I had a lot of time today while the computer was defraging to mill over the notes I took trying to come up with a name.
Since I was couch bound (Ankle injury from last day at work) I did a lot of thinking.
The Limestone Ridge & Milton RY, or Milton and Limestone Ridge RY, or Line.
The Lewisburg Milton & Wattsontown or L.M.&W. that was the light rail co in the early days, they last used rail bus on the line.
The Milton & East Line. and the Milton and Baldtop Line.
So what do you think?
…grinning…
David Kapp said:I see that you have a decision between using "Line" or "RY" in the name. Why not use both as real RR's have often done? For example the "Limestone Ridge & Milton Ry" could use "Ridge Line" or "Ridge Route" on it's locomotives and some rolling stock with the full initials in the reporting marks. "Limestone Line" is another possibility.
Well I want to thank every one for all the great input. I had a lot of time today while the computer was defraging to mill over the notes I took trying to come up with a name. Since I was couch bound (Ankle injury from last day at work) I did a lot of thinking. The Limestone Ridge & Milton RY, or Milton and Limestone Ridge RY, or Line. The Lewisburg Milton & Wattsontown or L.M.&W. that was the light rail co in the early days, they last used rail bus on the line. The Milton & East Line. and the Milton and Baldtop Line. So what do you think?
Chicago Burlington & Quincy used “Burlington Route”. Delaware Lackawanna & Western just “Lackawanna”. Or the very long named Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie simply “Soo Line”.
Just a thought to give you the best of both worlds.
BTW: I like “Limestone Ridge & Milton” 
In our RR club, it’s common for people to (modestly) name the railroad after them selves – “Billy’s Big Railroad” or something like that.
I wanted a real sounding name, but I wanted to use names from our family. So I used my wife’s and my initials, but used them with real sounding place names.
I came up with “Denver and Pacific Falls.” What we’ve actually got is a small branch of the D&PF. but it seems to suit. And most folks don’t make the connection. So, don’t tell anyone, it’s just our secret!
Since you live in the middle of Pennsylvania, how about Pennsylvania Midland? I’d put " Penn Midland" on my cars, though. Too many letters otherwise. My next RR will be West Ohio and East Iowa.
David,
Congrats on the retirement, you live in great railroad history country. Might I suggest you study some of Kevin Strong’s writings and history surrounding the EBT, Tuscararo Valley, Black Log Narrows and the Southern Pennsylvania Railroad, plus the McKelvey Lumber Company for inspiration of official prototypical stuff.
Ric Golding said:
David,Congrats on the retirement, you live in great railroad history country. Might I suggest you study some of Kevin Strong’s writings and history surrounding the EBT, Tuscararo Valley, Black Log Narrows and the Southern Pennsylvania Railroad, plus the McKelvey Lumber Company for inspiration of official prototypical stuff.
Thanks Ric
I will keep that in mind when looking for some new books.
I do have some books of local railways in my area, the closest small line was the L,M&W. Lewisburg,Milton & Wattsontown light rail line.
I never rode it, but my mother use to tell me about riding it.
At one time Lewisburg was a big logging town. White Deer another, on up the river Montoursville, and Williamsport.
That was just a 30 mile stretch along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River.
Well I better shut up and get busy.
Dick;
I’m much to modest to name a RR after myself.
David Kapp said:Ric Golding said:
David,Congrats on the retirement, you live in great railroad history country. Might I suggest you study some of Kevin Strong’s writings and history surrounding the EBT, Tuscararo Valley, Black Log Narrows and the Southern Pennsylvania Railroad, plus the McKelvey Lumber Company for inspiration of official prototypical stuff.
Thanks Ric
I will keep that in mind when looking for some new books.
I do have some books of local railways in my area, the closest small line was the L,M&W. Lewisburg,Milton & Wattsontown light rail line.
I never rode it, but my mother use to tell me about riding it.
At one time Lewisburg was a big logging town. White Deer another, on up the river Montoursville, and Williamsport.
That was just a 30 mile stretch along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River.
Well I better shut up and get busy.
Dick;
I’m much to modest to name a RR after myself.
Just north of you their is the old loggers path that is now a great hiking/backpacking trail. No doubt alot of RR history. I wish my area had a logging RR history. Instead RR were used for passenger and dairy. All logs were transported via horse or the Delaware.
I like the Limestone Ridge & Milton or the Milton & Limestone Ridge Line.
I think the Milton & Limestone Ridge Line or RY.
I live just outside Milton on Limestone Ridge. Why didn’t I think of that.
Thanks Richard
David
Richard Smith said:David Kapp said:I see that you have a decision between using "Line" or "RY" in the name. Why not use both as real RR's have often done? For example the "Limestone Ridge & Milton Ry" could use "Ridge Line" or "Ridge Route" on it's locomotives and some rolling stock with the full initials in the reporting marks. "Limestone Line" is another possibility.
Well I want to thank every one for all the great input. I had a lot of time today while the computer was defraging to mill over the notes I took trying to come up with a name. Since I was couch bound (Ankle injury from last day at work) I did a lot of thinking. The Limestone Ridge & Milton RY, or Milton and Limestone Ridge RY, or Line. The Lewisburg Milton & Wattsontown or L.M.&W. that was the light rail co in the early days, they last used rail bus on the line. The Milton & East Line. and the Milton and Baldtop Line. So what do you think?Chicago Burlington & Quincy used “Burlington Route”. Delaware Lackawanna & Western just “Lackawanna”. Or the very long named Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie simply “Soo Line”.
Just a thought to give you the best of both worlds.
BTW: I like “Limestone Ridge & Milton”
Talk bout not being able to make up ones mind.
There is something about the name Milton & Limestone Ridge Line.
I was thinking of shortining it to just Limestone Ridge Line.
Need more power in the upper storage tank.
So there it is.
The Limestone Ridge Line
You’ll change your mind. 
Several times…