For Mookie's Book of Slang

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jchoochoo71

HOW ABOUT AN OLD TALLOWPOT

I have heard that expression - but have no clue what it means!
Enlighten me - and others.

Mookie

[Anonymous]

HOW ABOUT AN OLD TALLOWPOT

[Mookie]

Chocolate Mookie? I like the sound of that! Oh, you said Mooca, not Mocha! My tongue got in front of my eyeteeth and I couldn't see what I said!

Mookia?

[locomutt]

I hate them meeses to piecessssssssssssssss!

Mookie=Defenitely one of a kind
or is it Mooca Mookia?

locomutt

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

Goose Singular
Geese plural

ERGO:

Caboose Singular
Cabeese Plural (or flock)

Now to get the flock out of here?


locomutt

exception - Moose - singular, Moosi - plural (long i)

Caboose - singular - caboosi - plural (long i)

Mookie - singular - there is only one!

[locomutt]

Goose Singular
Geese plural

ERGO:

Caboose Singular
Cabeese Plural (or flock)

Now to get the flock out of here?


locomutt

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Scottydog

See! I told you that people who land planes on carriers are nuts. Must be either the hard bump on landing or the sharp jerk on stopping. Something has to rattle their brains.

I think it is fair to say that my lack of sanity surfaced before my service time, flying has only continued the degradation.

push stick forward make cows bigger, pull it back cows get smaller......good pylut, get mirror, fix hair.

[zardoz]

C&NW=Cheap & Nothing Works
conductor=clerk on wheels
engineer=know-it-all (just ask him)[;)]

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Scottydog

See! I told you that people who land planes on carriers are nuts. Must be either the hard bump on landing or the sharp jerk on stopping. Something has to rattle their brains.

[:D]

Mook

[Anonymous]

See! I told you that people who land planes on carriers are nuts. Must be either the hard bump on landing or the sharp jerk on stopping. Something has to rattle their brains.

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Scottydog

How about a couple of navy ones.
MrHarmon is a flyer therefore, an airedale.
I was in subs therefore, a bubblehead.

Hey wait a minute....that make us sound like good looking, hyper, not real bright, blonde dogs that are easily distracted by shiny objects. We're nothing at al..........what was the subject again?[;)]

And within naval aviation...as if there were some other type....

pilots --- the single anchor master race, nearly perfect in every way.
NFO's - naval flight officers (back seaters) .....self loading baggage or No Future Outside.
NAC --naval air crew (enlisted guys in the back) --tube slugs

[jchnhtfd]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mcfarrand

Hey Mook... Love the topic of RR slang.

Companion topic: RR Company nicknames based on freight car reporting marks. In the old days the Long Island was called the "Lazy and Indolent," and the Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern was known as "Jesus Wept and No Wonder." (Borrowed this from an old collection of RR articles I have somewhere.)

With all the new RR short lines, there must be some new nicknames... MCF

Then up my way there was the St. Jesus and Late Coming... (St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County, so called with VERY good reason!)

[Anonymous]

Any pre-radio railroaders out there? Ever "squeeze the air" on someone? We'll see if anyone had that; if not, I'll fill you in later.

[Anonymous]

How about a couple of navy ones.
MrHarmon is a flyer therefore, an airedale.
I was in subs therefore, a bubblehead.

[Anonymous]

Hey Mook... Love the topic of RR slang.

Companion topic: RR Company nicknames based on freight car reporting marks. In the old days the Long Island was called the "Lazy and Indolent," and the Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern was known as "Jesus Wept and No Wonder." (Borrowed this from an old collection of RR articles I have somewhere.)

With all the new RR short lines, there must be some new nicknames... MCF

[zardoz]

Actually lots of those nicknames I never heard!

Hogger, I am told, is from the old days (when engineers could get assignaments based on seniority). Engineers apparently had a reputation for grabbing all of the hours they could (too bad for those of lesser seniroity), thereby HOGing all the hours for themselves, hence: hoggers.

Dutch Drop (highly illegal): engine coupled to car(s) accelerates; at correct speed slack in bunched allowing car(s) to be uncoupled; engine then accelerates as fast as possible away from cut; switch is then lined behind engine to allow cars to enter other track.

Make a nest: the engineer's arrangement of seat height, seat distance from front wall, temperature of cab, position of everything adjustable.

Make a bed: Conductor doing the same thing on their side of the loco.

Dog it, hose the hound, screw the pooch, f*** the dog, sandbag: take more time than necessary to do a task, for the purpose of either more overtime, or to screw (cause grief) to: the yardmaster / trainmaster / railroad / engineer / conductor.

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

Wabash:

Some sidings out here come with derails, especially in ABS and dark territory....usually when shorter sidings get used to store long cuts of grain cars etc....spur to me implies only one switch. (Difference in terminology????)

Mooks: Tried to send attached photos offline, but your ISP would always kick-em back.
Have we answered your question?

Mudchicken

ps: World War 7 (pheasant season) started Saturday morning. Not safe for birds or surveyors!

Hello out there in the real world! Mooks puter has been thrown to the floor, kicked out the door and on down the hall! We are getting hacked to death here and it just blows everything out of the water - work included! At this rate - I will have to sit back and read a good book and watch the forums for the rest of the day - What a life!

Wait until maybe tomorrow and then try again.

Would love to get some pictures, letters from home, cookies/cake or money orders, it is lonely out here!!!! [}:)] So hang tight or whatever....I'll be back - hopefully by Tuesday! I think I have a good start with the "lingo" and will develop it as time goes on - or as my puter permits!

Thanx

Da Mooks!

[mudchicken]

Wabash:

Some sidings out here come with derails, especially in ABS and dark territory....usually when shorter sidings get used to store long cuts of grain cars etc....spur to me implies only one switch. (Difference in terminology????)

Mooks: Tried to send attached photos offline, but your ISP would always kick-em back.
Have we answered your question?

Mudchicken

ps: World War 7 (pheasant season) started Saturday morning. Not safe for birds or surveyors!

[wabash1]

Joe you are almost right on the derail. it is not intended to keep cars in siding it is intended to derail them this is to keep them from rolling out onto the main. it is not on siding but spurs . if you had them in sidings you would haft to throw them at both ends and replace them at both ends when leaving a siding.

[edblysard]

Drift pin is a steep pin, used to hold parts together, like a handle to a shaft. A drift pin punch is a steel punch, looks like a big screwdriver, with a round profile nad blunt nose, used with a hammer to punch or "drift" these pins out of the hole.
Track panels, just what the name implies, a panel of track, pre made or pre fabricated, they are shipped in gons or flat cars, the track and ties are pre assembled, you just pick it up and put it in place, almost like model railroading in real 1 to 1 scale.
Switches, turnouts and crossover are made this way, it cheaper and quicker.
Stay Frosty,
Ed

[JoeKoh]

flop over derail-a device attached to the track that flips over the rail and can be locked to keep cars in a siding.

clearence car a car used to check hights in tunnels and on overpasses to make sure trains can go through or underneath.
stay safe
Joe

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

OK - Back from planting trees on the yellow peril. Concerned to see that Mookie is talking to herself again (Yes, have to work to eat and keep my critters in Kibble)..............................Here goes the obvious:

Panel Party = Derailment requiring the use of track panels (major track damage)

Elephant Tracker = special agent ( from "can't find a female elephant in an open field with fresh snow" - cleaned up a little bit for forum use)

Maniac = Motorcar/master mechanic (abbreviation mnc.)

Gandy = (gandy dancer) track laborer, caniballized "Jim Dandy", or gander/ dance-like motion with a gang lining track with lining bars by hand

Quick Checks = claim agent

lineal spider = signal lineman

light bulb changer = signal maintainer

ground monkey = switchman on a yard lead, yard pilot for a yard cleaner at work

bridge monkey = steel bridge inspector

black thumb = weed sprayer (If it grows, it must die!)

clucks = female clerks (anybody remember "Music Man"?)

bullpen = clerks concentrated outside the supt.s office

real estate= bad, low BTU coal

boob = tie shear

bull *** = drift pin / punch

old alibi = roadmonster = roadmaster

Gaffer = track foreman

Go Devil = track handcar

gun = snooze alarm = track torpedo

hoptoad = flop-over derail

mud shop = mudchicken's office (What's an Oreck?)

porcupine = bamboo peacock = clearance car

snipe = track dog = trackman

lizzard scorcher = cook on a wrecker dining car

bad guess = dispatcher

cornfield meet = you are supposed to meet in a siding, not in the middle of farmer Jones' cornfield

roman candle = boutet weld charge

alligator = switch point derail (visual)

launching pad = visitors chairs in front of trainmasters desk

brownie box = business car (goes back to Browns System, discipline, issuing demerits)

Kenneo & Zardoz - help!

Mudchicken

Just a couple of questions:

What are track panels?

Tie Shear?

Drift Pin?

Flop Over derail?

Clearance Car?

Mookie Ann (Ma!)

[mudchicken]

Thoroughly Modern Mookie will appreciate that! (hadn't heard those yet, but then again, I don't run the trains, I just supply the steering)

Mudchicken

[Anonymous]

Hey Mud! I got two more for you from this modern age: "Rug Rat" and "Ground Hog"...they both are remote control operators.

[mudchicken]

OK - Back from planting trees on the yellow peril. Concerned to see that Mookie is talking to herself again (Yes, have to work to eat and keep my critters in Kibble)..............................Here goes the obvious:

Panel Party = Derailment requiring the use of track panels (major track damage)

Elephant Tracker = special agent ( from "can't find a female elephant in an open field with fresh snow" - cleaned up a little bit for forum use)

Maniac = Motorcar/master mechanic (abbreviation mnc.)

Gandy = (gandy dancer) track laborer, caniballized "Jim Dandy", or gander/ dance-like motion with a gang lining track with lining bars by hand

Quick Checks = claim agent

lineal spider = signal lineman

light bulb changer = signal maintainer

ground monkey = switchman on a yard lead, yard pilot for a yard cleaner at work

bridge monkey = steel bridge inspector

black thumb = weed sprayer (If it grows, it must die!)

clucks = female clerks (anybody remember "Music Man"?)

bullpen = clerks concentrated outside the supt.s office

real estate= bad, low BTU coal

boob = tie shear

bull *** = drift pin / punch

old alibi = roadmonster = roadmaster

Gaffer = track foreman

Go Devil = track handcar

gun = snooze alarm = track torpedo

hoptoad = flop-over derail

mud shop = mudchicken's office (What's an Oreck?)

porcupine = bamboo peacock = clearance car

snipe = track dog = trackman

lizzard scorcher = cook on a wrecker dining car

bad guess = dispatcher

cornfield meet = you are supposed to meet in a siding, not in the middle of farmer Jones' cornfield

roman candle = boutet weld charge

alligator = switch point derail (visual)

launching pad = visitors chairs in front of trainmasters desk

brownie box = business car (goes back to Browns System, discipline, issuing demerits)

Kenneo & Zardoz - help!

Mudchicken

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

Sorry mooks....will fill in some of the blanks here shortly....Mudchicken has to go back out and plant more trees (2" x 2" x 18" with pointed ends) for the yellow peril at Utah Junction.

MC

[}:)] I owe, I owe, so off to work I go?

[mudchicken]

Sorry mooks....will fill in some of the blanks here shortly....Mudchicken has to go back out and plant more trees (2" x 2" x 18" with pointed ends) for the yellow peril at Utah Junction.

MC

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by coalminer3

How about cabeese?

Cabs - C&O

Cabins or cabin cars - Pennsylvania RR

Buggy - Boston and Maine

work safe

And..

Vans-Canada

[Mookie]

I think Fe Feathers is out making eggs, not sure where the rest of them are - but I did get a couple on my own: Ashcat is a fireman - I think the derivation is obvious. And one that I liked - Steam engines are "Girls" - because they had jackets, aprons, a lap, shoes, pumps and hose! Hog is any large locomotive - hence the Hoghead!

Well, this is a Mookie first! I submit a question, write my own answers with a little help from my friends and google and now I gotta go start a war, so someone will talk to me!

Mookie Ann!