Locomotive terms

captainkman said:
Flying VWs !?!? Ouch! I'd hate to run into one of those! But to own one would be a different story!:D (I['m a VW Bug enthusiast as well as a train enthusiast, can you tell?)
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I mean bugs comming through the cab window at 15mph. It does mean that instead of making a mess on the windows, they make a mess on the cab bulkhead or a mess in your face/whether they are caught. Hmm..


OTOH, I don't think there has been a Beetle infestation yet, although that could be arranged if you want me to put you in contact with some key people. :-) I am sure they won't want the insectercide to kill them all off. :-)
(God, I could make as many jokes about beetles and their "bug like" appearence and behaviour.. I heard the steering has a mind of its own... However, I do have some affection to them and would love to own one.)
 
Wessex_Electric_Nutter said:
I mean bugs comming through the cab window at 15mph.
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Just having a laugh. :cool: I knew what you meant.

Wessex_Electric_Nutter said:
OTOH, I don't think there has been a Beetle infestation yet, although that could be arranged if you want me to put you in contact with some key people. :-) I am sure they won't want the insectercide to kill them all off. :-)
(God, I could make as many jokes about beetles and their "bug like" appearence and behaviour.. I heard the steering has a mind of its own... However, I do have some affection to them and would love to own one.)
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Please put me in contact if you mean VWs, not 6-legged creatures!

.. I heard the steering has a mind of its own...
Herbie reference! (0\(53)/0) Good to see more VW fans. (0\_I_/0) :)
 
Amtrash: An Amtrak Amfleet
Fat boy: A C&O 2-6-6-6
Slow coach: A 2-8-8-2 or 2-10-10-2
Soul: A steam locomotive's firebox
Rust bucket: GE P30CH and GE E60
Old Faithful: A 4-4-0, EMD FT, EMD E1
Supermen: Superliners and ex-Santa Fe high cars
Marilyn Monroe: Super Chief
Highway: Any multi-tracked main line with high levels of traffic
Farm road: Branch line
Cottage: Trackside structure
Speedy: The Mallard steam locomotive
Orange Jet: Southern Pacific 4449
Old MacDonald: PRR 1223 and NYC 999
Crazy demons: CSX 8888 and AWVR 777
Big Mac: Conrail SD80MAC or an SD70MAC
French fry: GE 44 tonner
Black and white dress: Norfolk Southern units
Mah boi: Pere Marquette 1225 :hehe:
Dinner: An AEM-7
Bowser: Any old flaming GE :hehe:
Mario: Italian electric locomotives
Luigi: A New York Central J3a Hudson

More to come.......
 
Lotsa Spaghetti: When a wagon is full to the brim of stone/ore/coal
Angry German Kid: the term for a very angry german kid playing trainz and always has a tantrum when things don't work.

A flop: when a train doesn't quite look right, or was inovative in motive power, but not in looks.
 
Where in the world are ya'll getting these terms. I am strarting to believe most of them are made up, for I've never heard them before.

AIR MONKEY—Air-brake repairman
BAREFOOT—Car or engine without brakes. (Many locomotives built in the 1860's and 1870's were not equipped with brakes except on the tank)
BAT THE STACK OFF OF HER—Make fast time, work an engine at full stroke
BEND THE IRON—Change the position of the rust a switch. Also called bend or bend the rail
CAR KNOCKER—Car inspector or car repairer-from the early custom of tapping the wheels to detect flaws. Also called car whacker; and car toad (because he squats while inspecting), car tink, and car tonk
CARRYING GREEN—Train whose engine displays green flags by day or green lights by night to indicate that a second section is following closely. Carrying white in the same manner signifies an extra train
CINDER CRUNCHER—Switchman or flagman. Cinder skipper is yard clerk
DIAMOND CRACKER or DIAMOND PUSHER—Locomotive fireman
DOPE MONKEY—Car inspector

Just to name a few.

Rock On!
Dusten
 
Dope: A Canadian Pacific 4-4-4
Drunk fool: (see Idiot :hehe: )
Idiot: A derailed piece of equipment
Smokey: An old ALCO
Miss America: N&W 611
Captain: The first locomotive of any type
Crab: An old grouchy conductor.
More to come....
 
Guaranteed Empolyment: Any GE Locomotive
Smoker: Any GE with an older 7FDL engine esspecially the 7FDL-12
Clunker: Any no turbo charged EMD 16-645 runing in notch 8


Paul
 
Snail: the term for a hand cart

Lumbering oaf: An idiot, driving a lorry across the path of an oncoming train.

Whingers: People who complain about the noise level of a train's horn/whistle. For the love of cheesecake, The whistle/horn/bell is there to warn people to get off the track and to warn other trains of an approaching danger.

mmm, cheesecake.... :udrool:
 
Sacred Ox-helper locomotive
Tea Kettle-Old/small steam engine
Hack-caboose
Mudhen-non superheated steam engine. also a K-27 class 2-8-2 on the D&RGW
Tallowpot-fireman
Lion Cages-boxcars
Crummy-another term for caboose
Straw Hats-railfans


now, for some more of my own:


Boxboose-A Katy outside-braced combination (drover's) caboose for use on local branch lines. seating for about 18 people. their size is more appropriate to a boxcar than a caboose

the miniflyer-Trains 53 and 54 on the Northwest District of the Katy

Pencil Boiler-Savannah & Atlanta 750.

Crazy Ivan-Frisco 1630, a "Russian" Decapod 2-10-0

Bumblebee-The GP-9 at my local tourist railway

Miss Chicago-C&IM 551, a USRA 2-8-2 built by Lima that has to be the best looking engine at the Nation Transportation Museum in St. Louis, maybe in the U.S. (she is in my mind anyway).

Insanity-Moro Castle on the Uintah Rwy.

more to come!
 
Truck Prying- A case were the bogie is pried off a car such as were a tie or some other object gets stuck between the frame and truck thus prying it off like a nail. Also Could be called Crowbaring.

Wild Snake- When Rail starts bending off the ties like a snake.
 
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Fired Idiot: A conductor who derails 2 trains in less than 3 weeks.
Soon to be fired speeder: an engineer who fails to obey speed restrictions.


Paul
 
cinderella- a steam engine that spews ash and cinders.

yard goat, steam switching engines that range from 0-4-0 to 0-10-0 types
 
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