Wayne's point is well-taken. I have similar sentiments. A common railroad idiom is to name the station for the nearest "feature of interest", however far away it may be. I grew up in Derry, PA, originally called Derry Station, which was the PRR staging facility for eastbound helpers to Altoona. From Derry's own website:
In 1852, a railroad station was built in Derry. Because of the nearness of the settlement of New Derry, then known as Derry Town, the name “Derry Station” was given to this new development. Ironically, this mere train stop gave birth to a community which later completely overshadowed the settlement from which it derived its name. When this new town was later incorporated into a borough, the word “Station” was dropped as part of the name.
It's also not unreasonable to give the station a completely pragmatic name. Take Koldok, ND for instance: Literally named for the railroad structure at that location. If we're concerned about the length of the name, maybe something equally short and pragmatic like "Ledge" or "Boulder" is in order, given the nearness of that geographical feature (and Ed's fondness for it
). In fact, WW&F already has such a location: Top of the Mountain. Doesn't get much more descriptive than that.
Last idea: Is there an adjacent landowner who would be willing to lend their name? That also seems to be a common theme on smaller lines, of which the WW&F also has examples.
