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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Old Timer [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by james saunders Downunder, its fairly common practice for it to be nicknamed a 'lashup' even some of the publications here, call it a 'lashup', But both lashup and and Consist is used. [/quote] "Lashup" is used by fans wishing to appear "hip' and the magazines they read. "Consist" is used by railroaders. Old Timer [/quote] The term, "lashup" may indeed be primarily a fan term as opposed to the equivalent term, "consist," used by most railroaders, although I doubt that it is a hard and fast rule. I have heard both used many times. Railroading is full of lingo, and it varies from road to road. Also, I would not conclude that the term, "lashup" is invalid just because railroaders typically don't use it. Obviously the term, lashup comes from all of the hose and M.U. connections made laboriously by hand as if stitching fabric. I would suggest that the term, "lashup" is applied to highlight the concept of M.U. operation, whereas the term, "consist" is the more basic term used day to day by railroaders who take the M.U. concept for granted, and only want to reference the locomotive composition. It would be interesting to find the origin of the term, "lashup." Although it may be mostly used by fans, I doubt that they originated it. I wouldn't be surprised if the term originated with EMD in the earlier era when the M.U. concept was more novel. Your contention that the term, "lashup" is used for the purpose of trying to be hip seems over the top. It implies that the only ones who are hip are the railroad employees, and all the fans are merely novice wanabees. But it cuts both ways. The fact is that there are fans, historians, and hobbyists, who do research and accumulate knowledge in certain areas that far exceed the depth of knowledge of many railroaders in the same area of railroad expertise. With all due respect.
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