Well, I s’pose “pike” is a better term for a model railroad than “train set”! I kinda’ get half annoyed when someone not familiar with the hobby refers to mine or anyone else’s layout (model railroad) as a train set. A train set, to me, is a cheap rendition of model train equipment, meant to be used as a toy. When someone reduces all the hard work (and sometimes money) put into fine scale modeling to a train set, I get a little miffed. That’s just me, I guess.
“Lashup” should go as well… Its a locomotive consist not a locomotive lashup…[:-^]
In fact the reason I started this thread, I was reading “764 Helpful hints for model railroaders” and at the bottom of the cover, “Culled from the Kinks columns of Model Railroader magazine”.
Very good Dave. I’m impressed.
They might have sold millions of copies had they called it “764 Kinks.” Those buyers would have been very disappointed! Maybe Cody could write a weathering book called “50 Shades of Gray” and then let’s see what happens.
Dave Nelson
I was hooked on model trains in the 70’s, so “pike” is a common word to me, although I don’t recall using the word to reflect the short trains (compared to the real thing) we all run on our pikes-I mean layouts [;)].
This discussion does bring up my memory of the Walthers Piker (and later, Oscar) wood kits. They were definitely whimsical and fun.
Here is a picture of the Oscar and Piker.
But, I’m not sure this pair is truely fantasy. Take a look.
Fun stuff.
Joel
Not to put too fine a point on it, but since the original multi-record “album” was a collection of songs, the introduction of 33-1/3 LP records made the concept of calling a larger collection of songs on one record a logical extension of the same concept, so that is where reference to one record in one card stock sleeve follows on from.
Now, a pike can also refer to an engineered roadway of some length or distance, as in a “turnpike” and early roads used this term as far back as the late 18th century.
Using the same term pike" to reference a “rail road” of some indeterminate length seems acceptable yet today, although language customary usages change; hence the more modern use of “model railroad”, which is more easily understood by others outside of our hobby.
For those who are still confused by this, think of the term “icebox” to describe a refrigerator; if not for the terms continued use as a slang descriptor today, many young people would not understand the meaning of the word. I believe that the last real iceboxes which existed in reality were the reefers that were used in perishables shipping on the railroads, as the kitchen variety disappeared shortly after WW2.
This closes my ounce of erudition for the holiday weekend[:D]
Happy Fourth of July to all- and thank a veteran (of any era) for their service!
Cedarwoodron
Icebox?
Oh, you mean “the fridge”.
He was one of those ''double wides"…LOL.
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Frank
Even though I haven’t heard it much lately, I like the term “pike”. Reminds me of the old days of the hobby and cheerful entities like Model Trains magazine. Not to mention the B&O line between Pittsburgh and Wheeling was referred to as the Pike. Think I’ll start using it again, at least in reference to railroads. On the other hand, never use the term Northern Pike and don’t know anybody who does. There’s just Northerns and Walleyes and Garfish In these parts.
B.P.