04-03-2011, 04:39 PM
Brakie Wrote:Stein,"Wabash" means to overfill a track with cars or a Wabash RR stunt...This came about years ago when Rabbis use to bless(by washing?) kosher meat and this had to be done daily..So,once bless,the Wabash would shove these reefers onto a interchange track and foul both switches.These then became the problem of the connecting road..This was done so the Wabash didn't have to pay for another blessing.
Must be a pretty local term. Like ISL :-)
Btw - meat does not become Kosher by being blessed by a Rabbi (paid or otherwise) in transit. Meat from appropriate animals basically becomes kosher due to the way the animal is slaughtered - a quick cut across the throat with a sharp knife, and then bleeding the animal to remove the blood.
Smile,
Stein