My forays into benching have admittedly been few and far between - more for lack of time than opportunity - but I've fast become a fan of the freight moniker. Small and relatively easy to miss in comparison to the larger pieces that dominate many boxcars, monikers are part of a unique, symbol-laden language of and by those who ride the rails.

If you've got $20 to spare, I can highly recommend you get your hands on a copy of Bill Daniel's excellent documentary on freight monikers, Who is Bozo Texino?

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