A Comparison of English and American Railway Terms, 2

Compiled from Railroading Around the World, by S. Kip Farrington, Jr.

British	American
Down yard shunting	Switching tracks up or down to the yard
Up yard shunting	Switching tracks up or down to the yard
Down train	From the home terminal
Collieries	Coal mines
Train examiner	Car inspector
Line clear ticket	Ticket type of clearance cards
Pilot man	Individual who rides trains or locomotive without a staff or ticket n staff territory
Mail sorting van	Our P.O. car
Line side	Along the right-of-way
Mail pick-up standards	Mail cranes
Draw gear	Drawheads
Guard	Conductor
Brake  sticks	Break club
Express goods	Fast freight
Empty couch stock	Deadhead equipment
Reception line	Inbound yard track
Performing trains	Making up trains
Attaching vehicles	Picking up cars
Brake cars	Express cars
Ambulance boxes	First-aid kits
Crow	Peep of the engine steam whistle
Sleeper	Ties
Permanent way in-spector	Road-master
Fog signalman	A permanent wayman who Is picked as fog signalman and put at fogging posts where signal cannot be seen during fog or falling snow
Work rumpus	Work gang