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noun 
  1. (context, jocular, nonstandard) The study of railways in general, but especially locomotives. (Used somewhat whimsically).
    • 1993 December 5, J. Alan Septimus, "Re: altitudes (was Re: Engines (Re: Amtrak derails in Boise ...))", <tt>rec.railroad</tt>, Usenet
    • : Anyone interested in Colorado , get yourself a copy of the DeLorme? atlas. This shows the alignments of lots of old railroad grades
    • 1995 January 30, Glenn Laubaugh, "BRASS KEY", <tt>rec.railroad</tt>, <tt>pdx.general</tt> and <tt>or.general</tt>, Usenet
    • : The BRASS KEY...is the unofficial, unauthorized internet newspaper of (Latin: Study of Iron Horses) in the Pacific Northwest.
    • 1995 July 6, Paul Marsh, as quoted by Craig Symington in "Nebraska, Mosquitos, trains and girlfriends....", <tt>bit.listserv.railroad</tt>, Usenet
    • : It has been well-established by the cognoscenti that train whistles cause a serious distubance among mosquitos, making them far less willing to strike their victims.
Etymology: ferrum iron + equus horse + -logy


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