| Show Trainmen n Nave Have Lingo Absolutely Their Own One of ot the picturesque features of railroading Is la the terminology u used d by railroad men themselves el res to describe things which are known to tho tray trav- eler ler In la an altogether ther different tongue The Tho engineer known to his associates as u eagle ee hog head and throttle throttle tle tie puller gets get assistance In running his mill kettle or or battleship from the fireman who answers to diamond pusher and tallow pot The brakeman 69 ground groused hog hot or orcar Tear In the car catcher eother tides rides doghouse or or buggy buffer synonymous for tor caboose The yardmaster familiarly switch boy gives out orders from his knowledge box Passengers ride In varnished cars care and ud view flew the surroundings surrounding from the rubberneck car Freight is III transported transported transported trans trans- ported In the pull pullmAn man and coal In la the belly t tUn tin kin the switch yards ard cars care are are shuffled shuf fled ned tiP up or sawed off The Th railroader railroader rail rail- ronder freezes the hub when a Sol hotbox hot hotbox box develops develops' and wings he her In case the emergency y brakes are required V if ever over necessary nece to Jump he hits the grit At quitting time h he pins for tor home and on leaving the Ben eer Ice be he pulls the pin Boston pin Boston News Bureau |
