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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.

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  Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” HUTCH 7.62 03-07-2020 - 10:34
  Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” Pdxrailtransit 03-07-2020 - 10:40
  Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” WAF 03-07-2020 - 12:05
  Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” Rob from San Jose 03-07-2020 - 12:16
  Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” OPRRMS 03-07-2020 - 13:38
  Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” Ms. Pasternak 03-07-2020 - 12:56
  Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” Eugene 03-07-2020 - 13:08
  The real story as I heard it E.H. Scaryman 03-07-2020 - 13:12
  Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” OPRRMS 03-07-2020 - 13:51
  Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” OPRRMS 03-07-2020 - 13:24
  Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” Rob from San Jose 03-07-2020 - 13:34
  Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” MagicDragon 03-07-2020 - 13:47
  Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” 03-08-2020 - 10:11
  Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” S. Freud 03-08-2020 - 10:49
  Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” HUTCH 7.62 03-08-2020 - 14:32
  Re: Why the the name “Huff” and “Puff” Keith Ode 03-08-2020 - 22:44
  Heard they were retained for Business Passenger Trains Mistertower 03-09-2020 - 20:23
  Re: Heard they were retained for Business Passenger Trains WAF 03-09-2020 - 20:40
  Re: Heard they were retained for Business Passenger Trains 03-10-2020 - 06:52
  Re: Heard they were retained for Business Passenger Trains MagicDragon 03-10-2020 - 12:03
  Re: Heard they were retained for Business Passenger Trains Dr Zarkoff 03-10-2020 - 12:04


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