Ferroequinologist

[jkinzel]

I assume this to be a little known fact. The word "ferroequinologist".

Noun
Singular
ferroequinologist
Plural
ferroequinologists

ferroequinologist (plural ferroequinologists)

1. humorous, considered nonstandard) A student of ferroequinologya person who studies trains.
   • 1947 April, Emmett Gatewood, Trains Magazine, letter to the editor 1950s catalogue (untitled), introduction, Doncaster Grammar School Railway Museum, England
   • 1952 March, Ferroequinologist, Central Coast Railway Club, San Francisco Bay Area
   • 1954, Trains, Kalmbach Pub. Co.

1. • And because you care, you’ve automatically classified yourself as a railfan (alias railroad enthusiast, train-watcher, ferroequinologist).
   • 1990 October 19, Bruce Tiffany, “Re: 'America, a Godless State' and 'Barbaric Theists' merged.”, alt.atheism, Usenet
   • The fact that automobiles, buildings, clothing, bridges, watches, locomotives (my personal favorite, being a ferroequinologist!), ad infinitum are designed by people has no bearing whatsoever...

1. • 1991 November 20, Warren T. Brill, “Re: what does this mean?”, rec.railroad, Usenet

1. • It's a schnazzy-looking engine, looks a lot like a GP-35, which I believe our ferroequinologist guru Roger Mitchell says it was rebuilt from.
   • 1992 August 8, Doretta Hanschka, “Re: Outta here for awhile...”, bit.listserv.words-l, Usenet
   • I'd tell you to take the kids on the mixed train.... It was fun even for a raiload victim like me - ferroequinologist father.
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[robbiehanson]

....Huh?

Mind taking out the HTML coding?

 

[transitguard]

Even without the HTML... what's the point?

 

[jkinzel]

No point, just the "word of the day".
Now you have more useless info to sort through to get to the facts.

 

[backyard]

Been that forever....

I joined the "Georgia Society of Ferroequinologists Cob County Chapter" back in 1994.

I enter Virtual-Equinologist as my company name in entries...

• Ferro-iron
• Equine-horse
• Ologist-specialist

I am the ROAD FORMAN of ENGINES....

 

[jkinzel]

Thanks Backyard, always nice to learn something new every day and the really ironic thing is, I gained this knowledge watching a sitcom on TV. "Psych".
Got to veg once in a while.

 

[Prowler901]

That's cool! I'd never heard the term. Thanks for posting this

 

[Isaacg]

And that would also mean, Ferrous LMAO... He's got Ferrous because he either didn't want to bother with the spelling, or he didn't have enough room to put the full name.

 

[Ferrous]

Thanks Backyard, always nice to learn something new every day and the really ironic thing is, I gained this knowledge watching a sitcom on TV. "Psych".
Got to veg once in a while.

Yeah...I laughed so hard when I saw a CP Royal Hudson in "Santa Barbara" (read: British Columbia ).

I first heard the term from a bumper sticker ("another crazy ferroequinologist out chasing trains"), that was about 5 or 6 years ago...

And actually Isaac, though that's not where the inspiration for my handle came from, it's another one of those things that happens to work out nicely.