We have chuckled at this term's demise recently, too. Most railroaders used to
carry a grip as their travel luggage - a squat, wide bag with handle at top
that (sometimes) has a metal piece along each opening at the top and half-way
down the ends so that it opens to the same size opening as its floor. Old
photos show engineers, conductors, etc., leaving their trains with such a bag.
Bet you can't even find one at a luggage shop today. Tom Burg
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Grip
Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Main Entry: 1grip
Pronunciation: â??grip
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: gripped ; grip£ping
Etymology: Middle English grippen, from Old English grippan; akin to Old
English grË?pan
Date: before 12th century
1: to seize or hold firmly
2: to hold the interest of strongly ²a story that grips the reader³
â??grip£per noun
â??grip£ping£ly \â??gri-piÅ -lâ?¡\ adverb
Main Entry: 2grip
Function: noun
Date: before 12th century
1 a : a strong or tenacious grasp b : strength in gripping c : manner or
style of gripping
2 a : a firm tenacious hold typically giving control, mastery, or
understanding b : mental grasp
3: a part or device for gripping
4: a part by which something is grasped; especially : handle
5: suitcase
6: stagehand
Also listed is key grip and pistol grip
Hope this helps?
John
In a message dated 5/22/2007 5:31:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
cbq682@grics.net writes:
Just hired on the BNSF yesterday as a conductor trainee. I've heard the term
"grip" many times in the past and understand what it means. I realize that
it is a term that has been used for decades. Was this originally a CB&Q term?
How did it come about? Anyone know?
R.W. Brown, Jr.
Galesburg, IL
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