Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff”
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 03-07-2020 - 13:38
Rob from San Jose Wrote:
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> I don't think it was because of the boilers, all
> the commute power had boilers.
>
> I think it was the fact that they had to Huff and
> Puff to keep trains on schedule when they filled
> in. I grew up in San Jose, only saw them in
> commute service a couple of times.
Correct.
> If I recall correctly, I never heard the name
> until the Interweb era
They started being called that by employees not long after they arrived in the Commute Pool.