What was the "slang" term for jumping on and off of moving equipment? I can't remember for the life of me what it was referred to when it was banned.
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Wannabe “railroaders” don’t know how to do this
Real railroading
Surfing and hitching are 2 terms I've heard it referred to
Winning the UP lottery
It was called level five go home and don’t come back.
shake and bake
It’s certainly not called “getting laid off,” so take this to a foamer site.
Hmm maybe it was a UPC thing then. The operating higher ups would use it to describe the violation.
Bailing off? Not sure, I worked in train service for over 40 years, in other words “I spent my time on the ground”.