Story - Words and Phrases of Railroad Origin
Compiled by Le Roy Barnett
WORDS AND PHRASES OF RAILROAD ORIGIN (Alphabetical)
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All steamed up
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Asleep at the Switch
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Brownie Points
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Derail
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Doubleheader
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Featherbedding
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Fireman (Engineer trainee)
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Getting Coupled
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Hell of a way to run a railroad
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Hell on Wheels
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Highball
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Hog Head (railroad engineer)
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Huff and Puff
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Jerkwater Town
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Main-line
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Make the Grade
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On Track
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One-track Mind
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Railroaded
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Real McCoy
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Roll Boxcars (twelve in dice)
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Roundhouse Punch
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Run out of Steam
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Sidetracked
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Standard Time
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Station Wagon
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Tank Town
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Timetable
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Whistle-stop
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Wrong Side of the Tracks