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[US] L. Beebe High Iron 219: Battleship: Large locomotive.
at battleship, n.
[US] L. Beebe High Iron 219: Black Diamond: Company coal.
at black diamonds (n.) under black, adj.
[US] L. Beebe High Iron 219: Brass-Pounder: Telegrapher.
at brass pounder (n.) under brass, adj.1
[US] L. Beebe High Iron 220: Coon, To: To go over the tops of the cars of a freight train.
at coon, v.
[US] L. Beebe High Iron 222: Kettle: Locomotive.
at kettle, n.1
[US] L. Beebe High Iron 222: Lightning slinger: Telegrapher.
at lightning jerker (n.) under lightning, n.
[US] L. Beebe High Iron 224: Thousand Miler: Dark blue shirt affected by railroad workers which doesn’t show spoiling.
at thousand-miler, n.
[US] L. Beebe High Iron 223: Mop: The Missouri Pacific Railroad.
at Mop, n.
[US] L. Beebe High Iron 222: Op: Telegrapher.
at op, n.
[US] L. Beebe High Iron 223: Pig: Locomotive. Pig-Mauler: Engineer.
at pig, n.
[US] L. Beebe High Iron 222: Pull the Pin, to: To knock off work or go home for the day.
at pull the pin (v.) under pin, n.
[US] L. Beebe High Iron 224: Snoozer: Pullman car.
at snoozer, n.1
[US] L. Beebe High Iron 224: Tallowpot: Locomotive fireman.
at tallow pot (n.) under tallow, n.
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