Naming trains?

[Justinmiller171]

Expired the Hours Of Service Law. We called it the Dog Law, other roads called it the Hog Law or perhaps other names. On the L&N, a train running short on time would be said to be "Running from the dogs".

I read in a Tony Koester book that the term "Hog Law" came from the law concerning how long livestock could be held in stock cars without stopping for food and exercise.

I feel sorry for train-crews back in the days of steam, I would most definitely feel like a hog if I was stuck in a hot steam engine on a long run.