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Just received my latest acquisition from my buddy Mister Muffin.   The Fairbanks Morse  H10-44 Diesel Switcher Engine is in the Monon - The Hoosier Line paint scheme   This is my first FM switcher and I love it because it resembles the Alco HH-660.  The Monon paint scheme is absolutely beautiful   Big thanks go out to Steve and Canoli for doing this special run  Cant wait to get it to the club for sea trials

 

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Hoosier /ˈhʒər/ is the official demonym for a resident of the U.S. state of Indiana. The origin of the term remains a matter of debate within the state,[1] but "Hoosier" was in general use by the 1840s,[2] having been popularized by Richmond resident John Finley's 1833[2] poem "The Hoosier's Nest". Anyone born in Indiana or a resident at the time is considered to be a Hoosier.[3] Indiana adopted the nickname "The Hoosier State" more than 150 years ago.[1]

 

Humorous folk etymologies for the term "hoosier" have a long history, as recounted by Dunn in The Word Hoosier.

One account traces the word to the necessary caution of approaching houses on the frontier. In order to avoid being shot, a traveler would call out from afar to let themselves be known. The inhabitants of the cabin would then reply "Who's here?" which – in the Appalachian English of the early settlers – slurred into "Who'sh 'ere?" and thence into "Hoosier?" A variant of this account had the Indiana pioneers calling out "Who'sh 'ere?" as a general greeting and warning when hearing someone in the bushes and tall grass, to avoid shooting a relative or friend in error.[11]

The poet James Whitcomb Riley facetiously suggested that the fierce brawling that took place in Indiana involved enough biting that the expression "Whose ear?" became notable. This arose from or inspired the story of two 19th-century French immigrants brawling in a tavern in the foothills of southern Indiana. One was cut and a third Frenchman walked in to see an ear on the dirt floor of the tavern, prompting him to slur out "Whosh ear?"[12]

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Jim Brenner posted:

I, too, think that's a great looking engine. By the way, just to the left of the Monon and Erie engines exiting the yard, what is that thing that looks like an abbreviated pipeline?

Not really sure but I would guess its one of two things   Air pipe to activate switches if they are air motors ( which I doubt ) or the remnants of the original manual throws  The switch towers used long handles that pulled wires through a pipe that went out to a switch    Probably left over after they went to electric switch motors

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Well, I find it hard to believe that anyone in the US isn't familiar with the term "Hoosier" (I never saw the movie; don't care about basketball).

From the Olde Joke Department:

Of course, we all know that the well-known "Worcestershire sauce" was named by a Texan. An oil man from (pick your favorite Texas city) was staying in London, and when served his roast beef dinner, the waiter also put a bottle of a dark sauce on his table. He looked at it, pointed, and said, in his best Texican accent: "What's this here sauce?"

I said that it was old.

I am from neither Indiana nor Texas, but there you have it.

Hot Water posted:
Jim Brenner posted:

Conduit for switch cables ... That makes sense. Might be something to model.

Thank you.

I don't think so, as all those turnouts are powered, i.e. either electric motors or air powered "switch machines". 

Nope.  There's not a switch motor in sight.

Those are mechanical linkages used to throw switches and interlocking signals. 

Hence the name: Mechanical Interlocking.  This video should give some idea.

Rusty

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Rusty Traque posted:
Hot Water posted:
Jim Brenner posted:

Conduit for switch cables ... That makes sense. Might be something to model.

Thank you.

I don't think so, as all those turnouts are powered, i.e. either electric motors or air powered "switch machines". 

Nope.  There's not a switch motor in sight.

I was referring to the two photos of LaSale Street Station (the Monon and the Erie-Lackawanna) where those turnouts are DEFINITELY powered! 

Those are mechanical linkages used to throw switches and interlocking signals. 

Hence the name: Mechanical Interlocking.  This video should give some idea.

True, but that does NOT apply to the two photos of the Moon & Erie-Lackawanna trains departing LaSale Street Station.

 

Rusty

 

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