Foamers

[csxengineer98]

well...i could call all you FMITE's
F___ Mentely Incompitaint Train Enthosiuse (anyone that wishes to put the correct spelling for me is more then welcome...remember..im not a walking websters dictonary..im just a HS educated hogger)
a friend of mine that works for slamtrack told me that is what he and is crewmates use to call a group that would hang around a few train stations on his run...

csx engineer

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by miniwyo

Thanks everyone!! You all have been a great help i'm glad that i'm not.......... WAIT!!! Whats this stuff in the corner of my mouth!?!?!?!?!?! OH NO!!!!!



Thanks again.

I'm VERY proud to be one,no matter what we get called!(I've been called worse before)
Oh yeah,is that a train coming from your mouth[:D][}:)]

[miniwyo]

Thanks everyone!! You all have been a great help i'm glad that i'm not.......... WAIT!!! Whats this stuff in the corner of my mouth!?!?!?!?!?! OH NO!!!!!



Thanks again.

[Anonymous]

Hell yes im a foamer and proud of it to................................................THANK YOU!
BNSF railfan.

[jeffhergert]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

Foamer is a less brutal form of the comon railroader's term for rail fan "FRN"...

The R stands for Rail and the N for Nut, I'll leave the "F" to your imagination...

LC

I myself think FRN is less brutal. I'll admit to being one at work, but I'm no foamer. When I'm done with my tour of duty, I throw away my warrants, train lists unless there is something unusual that is worth keeping. like the bulletin stopping trains on the spine line for 2 hours because a town's annual parade will be crossing the tracks.
A foamer is one who comes in and prints lists of every train (at least until he was told to quit it).
Besides, I tell them better to be a F** Rail Nut than just a Nut. We have some of them, too.

[athelney]

QUOTE: Originally posted by macguy

I'm not a foamer, just a train enthusiast. [:)]

Have to agree with you -- rail/ train enthusiast tends to add more class ( if you must ) to the hobby !!

[Anonymous]

I'm not a foamer, just a train enthusiast. [:)]

[traingeek087]

They really do use these terms too, I've heard it over the scanner many times.

[eolafan]

I am personally proud to be a "foamer" as well as a "peddler" (aka..salesman).

[Anonymous]

Foamer is a less brutal form of the comon railroader's term for rail fan "FRN"...

The R stands for Rail and the N for Nut, I'll leave the "F" to your imagination...

LC

[Modelcar]

...In a way it is a putdown with words as such...of all people interested in our transportation system known as rail. I also realize it fits the bill very close to some because of the way they act...not very responsible around such property and equipment but to lump all of us in that catigory is a bit unfair. Some one better have some interest in the rail side of our transportation system or over time it will continue to get smaller and smaller to one day...the question will be...Where did it all go....

[csxengineer98]

foamer.....adjutive
definion
1 someone that foams at the month at the sight of a train or rail road equimpment.... 2 term that rail roaders use when refureing to train buffs...
example
john is a foamer....

csx engineer

[miniwyo]

OK this is a new word that i have heard since starting to frequent this board.
Could anyone tell mw what it means??

Thanks