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Alright ... silly question, perhaps ...
I'm a sailor with a lifetime nautical background. Rule #1: Sailboats and sailing ships are always, ALWAYS referenced as FEMALE. "Ahh ... she's got a strong bone in her teeth tonight and we'd better be furling those topsails."
So, as a relative newbie to the train world and to this forum, I've been babbling away on various threads and referring to trains (and locos, especially) as "she" or "her" ... mechanical creations of the feminine persuasion!
Is this the norm in the railroad world? I'm sure there are plenty of old steam locos that belch, burp, and pass gas like a lot of beer-chugging guys I know. But would you call any of those locos (the trains, not my buddies!) a "he"?
What's the official protocol???
For kicks, I did a quick Google search, and found this thread on an Atlas forum. It offers a few good laughs:
http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=52920&whichpage=1
So, MTF gents (and gals) ... what's your read on the situation?
TJ
I'm a sailor with a lifetime nautical background. Rule #1: Sailboats and sailing ships are always, ALWAYS referenced as FEMALE. "Ahh ... she's got a strong bone in her teeth tonight and we'd better be furling those topsails."
So, as a relative newbie to the train world and to this forum, I've been babbling away on various threads and referring to trains (and locos, especially) as "she" or "her" ... mechanical creations of the feminine persuasion!
Is this the norm in the railroad world? I'm sure there are plenty of old steam locos that belch, burp, and pass gas like a lot of beer-chugging guys I know. But would you call any of those locos (the trains, not my buddies!) a "he"?
What's the official protocol???
For kicks, I did a quick Google search, and found this thread on an Atlas forum. It offers a few good laughs:
http://forum.atlasrr.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=52920&whichpage=1
So, MTF gents (and gals) ... what's your read on the situation?
TJ