on my recent trip to vermont with my dad, we talked to a suprisingly friendly new england central MOW worker, who showed up in one of tose trucks with the rail wheels. we talked about some railroadey things, then he handed us some old operating bullitens. it said under speed stuff like “track 867 OOS at(wherever)”, or “siding OOS”. what does OOS stand for?
Thanks
GEARHEAD426
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Out Of Service
“Doh!”
i knew it was something really simple and id feel so stupid. thanks.
GEARHEAD426
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Some people actually think it is SOO backwards.[swg]
Andrew
Depends. Could you paint the soo logo backwards on one side of the long hood so that S always leads, like they do with American flags on uniforms?
Or with American Flags on yellow diesels.
YOUR RIGHT IT MEANS OUT OF SERVICE
Those vehicles are called “high-railers.”
The formal term Highway-Rail Truck is often shortened to “Hi-Railer” in magazine articles.
Andrew