[CBQ] Re:Dutch Drop

["pal_houston" <paulaleonard08@att.net>]

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Jpslhedgpeth@... wrote:
>
> 
> While your at it Charlie...Look up the source of "Wabash" as a term....not 
> just a railroad name.   I'll let you know if you get the right answer.
> 
> Pete
> 
>
So as to take away all Charlie's fun, the answer for "Wabash" and a whole bunch 
of other terms appears in:
 
http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/glossry1.Html

to wit:

WABASH?To hit cars going into adjacent tracks. (See cornered) Also refers to 
the officially frowned-upon practice of slowing up for a stop signal at a 
crossing with another railroad instead of stopping. The engineer would look up 
and down to make sure everything is safe, then start up again, having saved 
several minutes by not stopping entirely. Wabash may also mean a heavy fire in 
the locomotive firebox

I note that "Wabash" has mainly "derogatory connotations" (note these 50-cent 
words I'm using)  -- wonder why?

Unfortunately, this site doesn't give any information about the ORIGINS of the 
terms, and I bet they were pretty interesting stories that I'd like to hear!

Regards,
Paul



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