longhorn n.— «The train was going 45 mph on a railroad track that has a 49-mph speed limit, McClary said. That’s too fast, said Susan Fernandez, who lives across the street from the tracks where the “longhorns”—as she calls...
goat n.— «In railroad slang, “goat” refers to the smaller locomotives already used in rail yards to transfer railcars from one train to another.» —“Union Pacific invests in low-emission locomotives” in Omaha...
foamer n.— «Kaye Lynn Webb said railroad lovers are usually referred to as foamers because they foam at the mouth because they get so excited about railroads. “We are two of the biggest foamers you will ever see,” she said...