What is an NS catfish?

Trains Magazine Locomotives
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A C40-9W.

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Question #2: Why is it called a “catfish?”

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http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=362645

Can’t you see the “whiskers” of a catfish?

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This is a new one for me. Geeps, Cadillacs, Pooches, U-Boats, Love Bugs, Toasters, and now Catfish. What are some other nicknames I’ve forgotten or didn’t know about?

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Covered wagon for any F unit comes to mind.

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Nicknamed by people that obliviously never saw PRR electrics and diesels.

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Don’t forget B-Boats

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Chuggers (old locos that chug)

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also CP’s red barns SD40-2F’s

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Zug, that was my thought when I read your comment earlier this morning. When I saw the picture of the NS locomotive, I immediately thought of the “whiskers” the PRR locomotives had. (You did mean “obviously,” didn’t you? Though, they may have seen whiskered PRR locomotives and were oblivious to the similarity[:)].)

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I call most of CSX’s widecab GEs ‘ButtBoats’. :B

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Dam speelchecker. I’ll blaim that.

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…because they come from a part of the country where catfish is most often on the menu under “seafood”.

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Oh yea those are cool