Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
Craig Townsend said:
Oops can I officially derail the thread? Has it gone the required 3 pages yet?
No it hasnāt, but letās see what Steve does with all the lingo.
Iāll confuse him more this this one linerā¦
The goat chaser is trying to track down the herder meanwhile the yard bull is trying to find the foamer that crossed through the pig and pulled the pinā¦
Craig Townsend said:
Iāll confuse him more this this one linerā¦
The goat chaser is trying to track down the herder meanwhile the yard bull is trying to find the foamer that crossed through the pig and pulled the pinā¦
He can try Google to translate it.
OK. The way I see it is the Tree Huggers bitch when we dig it out of the ground. And now they are bitching because we are putting it back.
Craig Townsend said:
Steve Featherkile said:
Thanks. Hogger and hoghead I knew, but āplugged itā was beyond me.
When a hoghead or cornductor (sp) āplugs itā they move the brake valve handle from a release position, and exhaust all the air out of the trainline. So Iām not sure how the term came about because youāre not actually plugging anything, but rather releasingā¦ Strange how saying come about huh?
See if you can figure this one out.
Tower calls the helper to let him know the Pig is ready on 5, but first the carknocker has to grab Fred, so the Hogger can hook up Mary with Fred. But first the cornductor wants beans before he leaves so he can get some initial. Meanwhile in the yard, the hump is working 6, but has another cut for 5 so the utility has to lace the air after the joint is made so donāt shove out the house until the hump says they are in the clear on the back track. At the same time over the radio you hear a āone car too farā¦ Looks like we bent the wrong ironā
Oops can I officially derail the thread? Has it gone the required 3 pages yet?
Hmm, I know most of the terms except ābeans before he leaves so he can get some initial.ā
Helper - obvious
Pig - train
carknocker - Brakeman
Fred - end of train device
Mary - In-Line train brake system
Hump - Yard Crew
āutility has to lace the air after the joint is made so donāt shove out the house until the hump says they are in the clear on the back trackā - that just means they have to keep from shoving the train up track 5 until the train departing on track 5 is clear.
Bent the wrong iron - ran the train through the wrong switch.
I think I got itā¦
Craig Townsend said:
Steve Featherkile said:
Thanks. Hogger and hoghead I knew, but āplugged itā was beyond me.
When a hoghead or cornductor (sp) āplugs itā they move the brake valve handle from a release position, and exhaust all the air out of the trainline. So Iām not sure how the term came about because youāre not actually plugging anything, but rather releasingā¦ Strange how saying come about huh?
See if you can figure this one out.
Tower calls the helper to let him know the Pig is ready on 5, but first the carknocker has to grab Fred, so the Hogger can hook up Mary with Fred. But first the cornductor wants beans before he leaves so he can get some initial. Meanwhile in the yard, the hump is working 6, but has another cut for 5 so the utility has to lace the air after the joint is made so donāt shove out the house until the hump says they are in the clear on the back track. At the same time over the radio you hear a āone car too farā¦ Looks like we bent the wrong ironā
Oops can I officially derail the thread? Has it gone the required 3 pages yet?
My Dick Tracy Super Duper Decoder Ring, that I got for 25 Cents and two Wheaties box tops was able to decode the above message, with the exception of āhook up Mary with Fred,ā and ācornductor.ā Fred I understand, but Mary is new to me. Cornductor I suspect may be a derogatory term for Conductor, or may be a typo. Iām not sure abot that one.
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
Craig Townsend said:
Iāll confuse him more this this one linerā¦
The goat chaser is trying to track down the herder meanwhile the yard bull is trying to find the foamer that crossed through the pig and pulled the pinā¦
He can try Google to translate it.
Google was no help. But my Dick Tracy Super Duper Decoder Ring came through. "The crew caller was looking for the engineer (or cornductor), meanwhile the Railroad Policeman is trying to find HJ who crossed through the train and uncoupled a (some) car(s).
Not me, besides Iām easy to see, I wear a HVV.
Now these loons (sorry to disparage your National B1rd, HJ) want to replace coal with Hemp.
Sigh.
Steve Featherkile said:
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
Craig Townsend said:
Iāll confuse him more this this one linerā¦
The goat chaser is trying to track down the herder meanwhile the yard bull is trying to find the foamer that crossed through the pig and pulled the pinā¦
He can try Google to translate it.
Google was no help. But my Dick Tracy Super Duper Decoder Ring came through. "The crew caller was looking for the engineer (or cornductor), meanwhile the Railroad Policeman is trying to find HJ who crossed through the train and uncoupled a (some) car(s).
Close but no cigarā¦ The goat chaser is a roundhouse guy who travels around the terminal doing daily inspections on the yard engines, changes out brake shoes and thatās about it. The herder is a holster (ever heard that term?) who can only run light locomotives. Inside hostler means he can only run inside the roundhouse terminal. Outside hostler, or hostler, or herder can move light locomotives anywhere in the terminal. The term Pig refers to intermodal or stack trains.
And yes Cornductor is not a spelling mistake!
Jake Smith said:
Craig Townsend said:
Steve Featherkile said:
Thanks. Hogger and hoghead I knew, but āplugged itā was beyond me.
When a hoghead or cornductor (sp) āplugs itā they move the brake valve handle from a release position, and exhaust all the air out of the trainline. So Iām not sure how the term came about because youāre not actually plugging anything, but rather releasingā¦ Strange how saying come about huh?
See if you can figure this one out.
Tower calls the helper to let him know the Pig is ready on 5, but first the carknocker has to grab Fred, so the Hogger can hook up Mary with Fred. But first the cornductor wants beans before he leaves so he can get some initial. Meanwhile in the yard, the hump is working 6, but has another cut for 5 so the utility has to lace the air after the joint is made so donāt shove out the house until the hump says they are in the clear on the back track. At the same time over the radio you hear a āone car too farā¦ Looks like we bent the wrong ironā
Oops can I officially derail the thread? Has it gone the required 3 pages yet?
Hmm, I know most of the terms except ābeans before he leaves so he can get some initial.ā
Beans is lunch. Initial is short for initial terminal delay. Under the older agreements train crews used to get initial and final terminal delay. This was calculated from various points, but most of the time started after 1 hour. For initial, if you went on duty at 1400, but didnāt depart the terminal (a specific milepost) until after 1500 then any time from 1500 until you passed the end of the terminal was considered initial terminal delay. Final terminal delay is similar but it was an hour after you entered the terminal until you tied up. Regardless, if you were on duty say 6 hours (5 hours of initial) the conductor might request to take beans. Most likely the TM will deny the beans cause he wants you out of his terminal, so the crew gets even more payā¦Tower- Yardmaster
Helper - obvious
Pig - train Intermodal or Stack Train. A Pig train is normally a hot train as well.
carknocker - Brakeman Carman
Fred - end of train device
Mary - In-Line train brake system Head End device that connects to the FRED
Hump - Yard Crew that works just the hump yard.
āutility has to lace the air after the joint is made so donāt shove out the house until the hump says they are in the clear on the back trackā - that just means they have to keep from shoving the train up track 5 until the train departing on track 5 is clear.
Bent the wrong iron - ran the train through the wrong switch.I think I got itā¦
Ok, Craig, try thisā¦
āThe Snipes in the Hole are trying to add more turns, but CHENG says we are already Balls to the Wall, and there is nothing more to give.ā
I thought āWilmaā was the head end device that talked with āFredā.
Steve Featherkile said:
Ok, Craig, try thisā¦
āThe Snipes in the Hole are trying to add more turns, but CHENG says we are already Balls to the Wall, and there is nothing more to give.ā
If itās Navy slang no clueā¦ my Dad was a reservist in the the AFā¦ 
Steve Featherkile said:
Ok, Craig, try thisā¦
āThe Snipes in the Hole are trying to add more turns, but CHENG says we are already Balls to the Wall, and there is nothing more to give.ā
Scotty used a lot of that stuffā¦just upgraded several hundred years.
Once youāve got the motors up to all theyāll give, no magic gives you more turns at the screw.
Unless youāre Nuke, then 110% reactor powerā¦or aircraft (piston) war emegency, hit the water flaskā¦
Snipes - All enlisted who work in the Engineering Department, the folks who provide the ships propulsion and auxiliary services.
Hole - The Engine Room.
Turns - Revolutions on the propeller shaft, i.e. speed.
CHENG - CHief ENGineer - The Engineering Department Head.
Balls to the Wall - Maximum Speed.
Listened to the scanner for most of the day, but they used common terms and no lingo.
Had a good chuckle; one westbound grain train got delayed at Ashcroft. I passed them while they were rolling to a stop at the east signal. from there to the road crossing at the westend is no more than 2.5km or less than 5min keeping to the max. 50kmh through the town, including obeying the stop signs.
I noticed that a track crew was unloading some length of rail right beside the main. While I was parking RTC in Calgary wanted to know why the train wasnāt moving. DUH!
Sure would like to know who issued the warrant to the track foreman and then forgot about it. hehehe
The location east of Ashcroft has some very nice echo effect, naturally thereās a level crossing right close by.
Man, when will this text editor stop adding empty lines??? GRRRRRRRRRRRR!