Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-05

be cut off Tie EN- down or anchor
en- means to set the brakes. out in
Colorado when they throw a switch
they bend a rail" When they cool
a hot box they freeze the hub"
10 pull the pin" is to leave the
service. Flying light" Is to nag" or
miss a meal Brass collars means
the officials License is the badge
worn BY trainmen. smoke agent
is q fireman. The main stem" IS the
main track. shuttle EN- up" Is
switching Observation PuIlmans are
known IS "rubberneek" ears. Pas
sengers who ride on them are known
as "cjnder snappers.
TO make joint il to couple cars.
Give en- the wind is the term when
the air is admitted to the train line.
4 bum screw is a bad brake and
sand is known as sseashore The
above expressions are used in other
states besides Colorado. one OF the
most general expressions used in the
West is the appellation given TO cars
MOI equipped with airbreaks. They
are known rs lacks"
II Colorado n boomer" is called a
tourist" The boys out there go to
iiit t3tttllft y ~ tilttW anu tslQ TIT
"hasher" If the rear dog is cooking
on the buggy then they go . the
"hearsc'' for lie big mulligan.'' This
dish IS stew composed Of any and ali
kinds Of meats and vegetables cooked
together. After tnat, to The feathers
FOR q Httle 3shut-eye"
There WAS once smart ''hashcr," Il
red neeiltie sport who WAS Singing
hash in q railroad house where a GER
tain fireman got his cats regularly.
It happened that the "hasher' hat ii
in for the fireman. ON one occasion
when the fireman came in from his
run ami sat down IT the counter. the
"hGsh said;
What yes goin to have? Cup Of
coffee an Il piece of pic; -
No. replied the fireboy. Give me
a locomotive covered with cinders,
couple oc switeflights in the fog and
n string Of fats"
This WAS too much for the FLASHER, "
so the "talloW'' was Obliged to explain
that locomotive covered with Gin
ders' vas u porterhoase steak smoth-
cred in onions; a couple of switch
lights in the fog were two fried eggs
with grease poured over them, and
the string Of flats" was a plate of
hot cakes.
The men of the suburban electric
railways have a slang of their own In
their service, "head-end man" or on,
the ''head-end" refers to the motor
man or as he is commonly known in
the East. the lnotordriver Tie con-
duetor in on the ''rear-end." To be-
come 4 'ropo" or rd-puller" means
to secure a conductors position
.Had her iii The corner" means that
the motorman gave the ear the full
cum ent. To Jack her over" or Jack
her" means 10 reverse. When a motor
burns out on 4 four-motor ear and
the head-end shouts to the rear-end
that she had lost a lung it is easy
to tell just what he means. Some
times he viii say she has only three
lungs. on a two-motor ear the head
end would say she has only one
lung.
When the brakes are not working
perfectly the head-end viii say that
he made stop by using the short
handle. This is used in reversing.
Hit her hard is a term used when
the car goes into a curve little too
fast-and it is we'll known that some
electric roads have pretty sharp
cures. MET on single iron does
not refer to q smashup. II means to
meet on n single track without having
a wreck. Dancing ON the pin" is the
same as giving her sand, :" or sanding
the rails.-kansas City Journal