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What is an NS catfish?

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What is an NS catfish?
Posted by AJ Gonfiantini on Thursday, June 30, 2011 12:30 PM
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Posted by fafnir242 on Thursday, June 30, 2011 6:06 PM

A C40-9W.

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Posted by Deggesty on Sunday, July 10, 2011 6:21 PM

Question #2: Why is it called a "catfish?"

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Posted by CrazyTiger on Monday, July 11, 2011 12:18 PM

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=362645

Can't you see the "whiskers" of a catfish?

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Posted by Paul of Covington on Monday, July 11, 2011 12:49 PM

   This is a new one for me.     Geeps, Cadillacs, Pooches, U-Boats, Love Bugs, Toasters, and now Catfish.    What are some other nicknames I've forgotten or didn't know about?

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Posted by cefinkjr on Monday, July 11, 2011 6:31 PM

Covered wagon for any F unit comes to mind.

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Posted by zugmann on Monday, July 11, 2011 9:51 PM

CrazyTiger

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=362645

Can't you see the "whiskers" of a catfish?

 

Nicknamed by people that obliviously never saw PRR electrics and diesels.

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Posted by AlabamaTrainLover on Monday, July 11, 2011 11:21 PM

Don't forget B-Boats

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Posted by AlabamaTrainLover on Monday, July 11, 2011 11:21 PM

Chuggers (old locos that chug)

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Posted by jeffboy on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:23 AM

also CP's red barns SD40-2F's

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Posted by Deggesty on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 12:37 PM

zugmann

 CrazyTiger:

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=362645

Can't you see the "whiskers" of a catfish?

 

 

Nicknamed by people that obliviously never saw PRR electrics and diesels.

Zug, that was my thought when I read your comment earlier this morning. When I saw the picture of the NS locomotive, I immediately thought of the "whiskers" the PRR locomotives had. (You did mean "obviously," didn't you? Though, they may have seen whiskered PRR locomotives and were oblivious to the similaritySmile.)

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Posted by The Railwolf on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 6:28 PM

I call most of CSX's widecab GEs 'ButtBoats'. :B

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Posted by zugmann on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 1:35 AM

Deggesty

 

 

Zug, that was my thought when I read your comment earlier this morning. When I saw the picture of the NS locomotive, I immediately thought of the "whiskers" the PRR locomotives had. (You did mean "obviously," didn't you? Though, they may have seen whiskered PRR locomotives and were oblivious to the similaritySmile.)

 

 

Dam speelchecker.  I'll blaim that.

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Posted by oltmannd on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 9:48 AM

zugmann

 

 CrazyTiger:

 

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=362645

Can't you see the "whiskers" of a catfish?

 

 

 

Nicknamed by people that obliviously never saw PRR electrics and diesels.

...because they come from a part of the country where catfish is most often on the menu under "seafood".

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Posted by AlabamaTrainLover on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 11:03 AM

Oh yea those are cool

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