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J. D. Santucci (a.k.a. "Tuch") began his railroading career in 1978 as a trainman on the Missouri Pacific.
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HIGH IRON"Main line or high-speed track (which is laid with heavier rail than that used on unimportant branches or spurs)
HIGH LINER"Main-line fast passenger train
HIGH-WHEELER"Passenger engine or fast passenger train.
High iron
Slang term for a main line or main track. Iron was once the standard material for rails.
High Iron
Main track on which travel is permitted only by schedule or orders; so-called because the rail used on this track is generally heavier than that used for sidings or yards.
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High Iron
Main line or high speed track of a system of main line tracks.
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High Iron The railroad's mainline, usually with more ballast and heavier rail, which made this track higher than yard track. High Rail Main track. Hobo An individual who rides freight trains to get from town to town.
High Iron - Main line; track on which travel is only by schedule or order.
Hog - Slang for a locomotive, yard switchers also called yard hogs.
Homasote - A pressed paperboard often used for roadbed.
 See also: Iron, Train, Current, Engine, Track
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