PEDDLER"Local way-freight train
PELICAN POND"Place outside a roundhouse (down South) where there is much ooze and slime, caused by the fact that many locomotives are run thirty days without the boilers being washed out.
Peddler who sells magazines, candy, fruit, 'etc., in trains. Usually employed nowadays by Union News Co.
Nickel Grabber
Streetcar conductor.
Peddler
See "Way Freight."
Phase
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Phasing
In model railroading, the connection of two or more transformers in such a way that the continuous movement of alternating current (AC) in all of the transformers from positive to negative is identical.
Third Class Way freights (aka Peddlers), #101-148, perform local switching, usually between two local yards. It may also pickup and setout blocks of cars for locals, especially at towns with major railroad customers.
Peddler - A way freight.
Pendular Suspension - A suspension system allowing the body of the vehicle to tilt on curves allowing greater speed.
- Local freights (also called way freights, peddlers and other names) - These do most of the pick-ups and drop-offs (set-outs). It usually stops at every town and leaves some cars and picks up others.
Your railroad probably runs a peddler and perhaps merchandisers, drags, fruit blocks or double-stacks. Does it run varnish? You ask, "what is this 'Varnish' stuff?" ...
Montclair is a multiracial town that s definitely upscale, upbeat and full of surprises. There are interesting shops on the side streets - you might find anything from a peddler of pewter elves to a cartographer.
 See also: Train, Special, Track, Engine, Switch
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