Frisco Specific Slang/Terms

[karl]

As we all know, railroaders have unique language that they use to communicate. I suspect that most of us who are not railroaders know enough of the jargon to follow a conversation. I’d like to go a bit further, and see if there are any terms that are Frisco-specific.

Here are several that I’ve heard my father use. Anybody care to add others.



Redbirds
Frisco E-Units. My father used this all the time. On the lead E unit on last Frisco psgr train out of KC Union Station, someone had written good bye redbirds.


Bolsheviks
1613 Class 2-10-0's


Bull Moose
Gas Electric's


The Yellow Canary
Train ID NWF(Northwest Forwarder) and FSE(Frisco Southeast); Any UP Run-through

A Yellow Canary
Any UP Unit


NWF
Nowhere Fast

FSE
Frisco Slow Express

QLA
Quanah-Los Angeles, Queen Lady

Mud Lines
Pensacola Sub. and Mobile Sub.

KD Line
Monett to Wichita

Leaky Roof
KCCS, Osceola Sub

Highline
KCOS, Clinton Sub

[don]

Then there's the inevitable "Scissorbill" which is what the River Division was called here in St. Louis. I'm assuming it refers to the Pelicans on the Gulf???

[fred]

Father passed away in 1979. He was employed on Frisco and many tales were about "The Hickory," which I belive was a connection in Sherman. Can you help with nicknames of railroads?

[neal calton]

My dad was a signal maintainer who had to deal with the Missouri Pacific at times. He always called them the MOP.