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SlugA unit of motive power with traction motors but without a diesel engine. Electricity for the motors is provided by a standard locomotive with which the slug is mated. Usually used in hump, transfer, or other low-speed service.
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SLUG"Heavy fire in locomotive fireboxSLUGS"A shipment of magazines, catalogues, or automobile-license plates in small mail sacks weighing approximately 100 pounds each SMART ALECK"Passenger conductor ...
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Steve "Slug" Russell, Martin "Shag" Graetz and Wayne Wiitanen of the fictitious "Hingham Institute" conceived of the game in 1961, with the intent of implementing it on a DEC PDP-1 at the ..... Click the link for more information.
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Commonly referred to as a B unit or a Slug. Although not all Slugs are cabless. Caboose: A railroad car attached usually to the end of a train, in which railroad workers could ride and monitor track and rolling stock conditions.
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On the day in particular, I noticed the locomotive I was taking charge of, an SW1500 with a slug had not been fueled in over three days. I reported this to the East Yardmaster who then checked to see if what I was reporting was correct.
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Their are fewer heavy footmen and fewer formations, so the auxiliary troops play a larger role in the fighting. Basically, it is as few slow-moving heavy units closing in, while the larger light units slug it out around them.
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See also: Engine, Switch, Track, Locomotive, Diesel
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