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A fact from Chili Line appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 December 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the name of the Chili Line has been attributed to its freight and the gastronomy of its patrons?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2009/December.

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Name change?

An editor recently changed the name, without discussion, from Chili Line to Chili line. When I lived there, I'd always seen the name capitalized (as are most named train lines). Three of the four references we cite give the name (in caps) as the Chili Line. So I think we need to discuss this proposal. My inclination would be to keep the original name: Chili Line. --Pete Tillman (talk) 03:52, 29 May 2018 (UTC), former area resident.[reply]

I agree. It is a proper noun, derived from a casual expression. A cursory check of the sources can support this idea. Synchronism (talk) 07:21, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I am going to boldly revert the title change soon. The common name, being a name of a specific thing, is indisputably a proper noun. But, of course, if anyone out there wishes to discuss that then they have had ample opportunity to do so. Their lack of objection or defense of the assertion that this article's topic is an ordinary, common noun is noted. The consensus at present is to revert.Synchronism (talk) 14:47, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Imma pontificate upon this further. One could say that it is a proper name as opposed to a noun, in a strict (somewhat pedantic?) sense. Nonetheless, it is the name used by reliable sources. And it is a bit jarring to my eyes personally (and I am no fan of extraneous punctuation). I think this would be analogous to changing Silk Road to Silk road, and the attendant ambiguities associated with that are similar to this case.Synchronism (talk) 17:08, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]