I grew up in Hinsdale at this same time period, and never heard the
suburban trains refered to as dinkies.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Denny Anspach" <danspach@m...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 2:34 PM
Subject: [BRHSlist] Re: Dinky
> As a child and young adult in the 40's and '50s, the Burlington's
> suburban service was coin of the realm in my daily life. Never did I
> ever hear of these trains or services referred to as "dinkies", or a
> "dinky". That is not to say that they may not have been referred to
> in this manner by the dispatchers, or by the crews, but it certainly
> did not seem to be a term commonly used by, or known by the great
> unwashed.
>
> Denny
> --
> Denny S. Anspach, MD
> Sacramento, CA
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