BOOMER"Drifter who went from one railroad job to another, staying but a short time on each job or each road. This term dates back to pioneer days when men followed boom camps. The opposite is home guard.
Boomer
Slang term for an experienced railroad worker who moves from railroad to railroad in search of (usually) temporary employment. A railroader who changes jobs often as he drifts through the country. A transient RR worker.
Boomer term that meant hocking your railroad watch.
Hardshell
A scenery base made by dipping paper towels in plaster or using plaster-impregnated gauze and laying it over a light support structure like cardboard.
Boomer
An experienced railroad man who moves from railroad to railroad.
Booster ...
Boomer
A railroader who changes jobs often as he drifts through the country.
Booster engine ...
The boomers spoke a language of there own, and many of the terms these imaginative and romantic travelers invented still remain in railway parlance. The following is an attempt to establish a glossary of the terms used. It is by no means complete.
Boomer Itenerent railroad workers. Always moving from one road to another. Booster A small two cylinder steam driven engine, manufactured by the Franklin Railway Supply Co.
S scale: 1:64) Not as popular as some of the others but definitely growing as a home for a lot of followers and offspring from the American Flyer era. This was my first model train as is the case for a lot of "baby boomers", ...
Boomer - A person who works for the railroad but changes jobs frequently. also called a drifter.
Booster - In prototype, a small secondary stream engine which assists and increases starting power.
 See also: Locomotive, Track, Engine, Switch, Yard
  
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