Tagrailroad

quiet title

quiet title  n.— «If, in fact, the railroad company is willing to state in writing that it has abandoned the property, you may also be able to file what is known as a “quiet title” action, asking a judge to review the facts and...

jigger

jigger  n.— «A railcar ride is not like a trip on any comfy old commuter train. That is actually one reason the railroads once used railcars, which are also called speeders, jiggers or putt-putts.» —“Putt-Putting Along the...

speeder

speeder  n.— «A railcar ride is not like a trip on any comfy old commuter train. That is actually one reason the railroads once used railcars, which are also called speeders, jiggers or putt-putts.» —“Putt-Putting Along the...

filet

filet  v.— «Closing the deal also would enable CSX to accelerate bridge and rail-bed work to allow passage of double-stacked container-freight trains between Boston and the New York state line. That would mean significant savings for CSX...

rip track

rip track  n.— «The Rip Track, is railroad slang, for Repair Track. It really isn’t just one track but a series of tracks, that are refered to in the singular, rather than the plural term, for a particular place at the railroad, designed...

sleeper

sleeper  n.— «Railroads that come out of Mexico must deal routinely with the “sleepers,” as those who try to hitch a ride on the northbound trains are called.» —“A Way Out of the Immigration Mess” by Mike...