Hogger is a nickname for the Engineer. I've heard various origins to this one ranging from the fact that he was the highest paid member of the crew, thus he ate better (and more).
Hogger
Slang term for locomotive engineer.
Home Cars
Freight cars owned by the railroad which they are operating on.
Hog A locomotive Hoghead, Hogger A railroad engineer Horsepower per Trailing Ton. The total horsepower of all working locomotives divided by the total trailing weight of the train in tons.
Hog A locomotive Hoghead, Hogger A railroad engineer Hog Law Refers to ICC hours of service regulations.
An engineer may be called a hogger, hoghead, hogmaster, hoggineer, hog jockey, hog eye, grunt, pig-mauler, etc. Some few engineers object to such designations as disrespectful, which they rarely are. For meaning of hog law see dogcatchers.
Hogger (slang, US): a locomotive engineer.
Hoodlebug (slang, US): a small commuter passenger train or trolley.
Hood unit (US): a locomotive whose sides and roof are nonstructural and do not extend the full width of the locomotive.
 See also: Engineer, Engine, Siding, Track, Locomotive
  
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