Railroaders Superstitions.
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I thought it would be fun to look at railroad man's superstitions.

1. Stepping on a rail would bring the trainman/carman bad luck.


2.Leaving the front engine coupler open or the caboose coupler open would cause all the luck to run out.


3.Turning a engine against the sun would bring the engineer bad luck.Turning a engine against the sun would cause the sun light to hit the engineer's seat. I was told my Great Grandfather cursed out a hostler for doing that.


4.A engine that has killed several of its crew in derailments was called a cursed engine and was widely refused.


5.The number 13. Engineers would refuse to operate a engine if the last two numbers was 13.


6.666 any engine baring three sixes was a cursed engine and refused by engineers. Of course the "fool hearty" engineers ran these engines had no problems.


7. Urinating on a firebox by a fireman would cause the engine to become hard to fire.


8.Seeing a black cat during your run would bring bad luck.


9.Seeing a white cat during your run would bring good luck.


10.Seeing a large black dog during your run was a sign of impending doom.


11.If a railroad man marries a redheaded railroad widow he was bound to the same death her husband met.

12.Laughing at superstitions will bring ill luck.
Larry
Engineman

Summerset Ry

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