BIG HOOK"Wrecking crane
BIG O"Conductor; so named from first initial in Order of Railway Conductors. Sometimes called big ox and less complimentary terms ...
Big Hook
Slang term for a heavy-duty derrick or crane railcar, often called a wrecking crane.
Big C
Slang term for a conductor. (from the Order of Railway Conductors).
Big Hook - A wrecking crane.
Big Wheel - A rotary snowplow.
Bill of Lading - A form describing freight, its charges and destination in detail.
Bleed - To drain the air from the brake system of a car or cars.
A crane used in wreck train service. Also called Big Hook or Wrecker.
Hopper
An open top car with hinged trap doors and inclined floors which permits quick unloading of bulk commodities.
Judging by the cables slung along the car side, it carries wrecking tools and is probably sent to cope with minor yard derailments in place of the "big hook". Taken at Proctor, MN, on July 27, 1967, by O. Leander.
 See also: Track, Locomotive, Branch, Car, Section
  
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