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Pooch
1. n. Slang for a dog. 2. v. to take a little off of a punt in football, for strategic advantage.
3. n. Railfan slang for the General Electric P30CH Amtrak locomotive, presumably named because of their slow "dog like," acceleration.
But seriously, these boxy beasts were a also a railfan favorite due to their distinctively non EMD looking carbody, and the classic GE exhaust bark. ATK 707 is seen above laying over at Redondo Jct. Roundhouse in L.A. in 1991, between runs of the Sunset Limited. The tri-weekly schedule meant that these beasts had a some time to kill along the banks of the L.A. River. I used to like to pace the Pooches out of their station stop in Pomona, just to take in the sound show. I would break off the chase at the crest of Pomona hill near East End Ave as the train reached track speed, and the bark subsided.
1. n. Slang for a dog. 2. v. to take a little off of a punt in football, for strategic advantage.
3. n. Railfan slang for the General Electric P30CH Amtrak locomotive, presumably named because of their slow "dog like," acceleration.
But seriously, these boxy beasts were a also a railfan favorite due to their distinctively non EMD looking carbody, and the classic GE exhaust bark. ATK 707 is seen above laying over at Redondo Jct. Roundhouse in L.A. in 1991, between runs of the Sunset Limited. The tri-weekly schedule meant that these beasts had a some time to kill along the banks of the L.A. River. I used to like to pace the Pooches out of their station stop in Pomona, just to take in the sound show. I would break off the chase at the crest of Pomona hill near East End Ave as the train reached track speed, and the bark subsided.
