It's called a "Lashup."

Sorry but, that is a typical railfan hobbyist site. The locomotive manufacturers and the vast majority of PROFESSIONAL railroaders refer to it as a "consist", when diesel units are fully MU'ed together for power control.

Yep, bout the only thing I've heard lashed-up is a team of Mules/horses........

Uh oh!

FIRE IN THE HOLE !!!

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I certainly hope so!!!!

Who really cares what it is called.

A sense of humor is essential.

 

 

 

Rabble-rouser!  

As long as a LASHUP passes over the SWITCHES, does it really matter?

Does a Consist navigate the center rail better?

On my layout it certainly does!

I call it "running several locomotives together." Doesn't always avoid confusion, but it avoids that can-o-worms and someone diverting the conversation to the topic of word usage rather than sticking to model trains.  

Frankly I think the entire "lashup" discussion is pointless: I have never met a model railroader who did not know what someone meant when they said that, even if they had to step in and correct the usage to show they had a more "professional" view toward model railroading.  

Lee,

   Double Header/Triple Header etc is what my nephew calls it, he still drives the big Diesel Engines all day long. The young Engineers do have a good sense of humor, they have too.  As Lionel Bill says you must have a sense of humor to ride the rails.

PCRR/Dave

It just doesn't matter.   No sense in getting apoplectic over a term that toy train enthusiasts use, especially since it's a term the predominant O gauge company has used for 115 years.

Now, I need to go finish programing a lashup into my Legacy and DCS systems.

on BNSF facebook page they described it like this.

"This photo by (name removed) shows five locomotives pulling a train carrying consumer products around Horseshoe Curve in Yorba Linda, Calif. Individual locomotives are called units. Multiple unit (MU) operation occurs when the crew of one locomotive operates an entire set of locomotives on the same train. The length and weight of a train determine how many locomotives are needed to pull it at the desired speed. Terrain is another important factor in determining the configuration of locomotives."

That settles it once and for all.  

From this minute forward I will refer to it as a "configuration of locomotives". 

That sure isn't what the Motive Power Dispatcher at the BNSF Motive Power desk calls those consists of MU'ed units!

I don't get it...I thought the plural of "engine" was "engeese"

Mark

That's okay, the Motive Power Dispatcher at the BNSF Motive Power desk doesn't sign my pay check.  

Well, if it's all the same to you, I'm going to call it "hooked up".  And, I did not know there was a second Horseshoe Curve in California.  Did you?  See you learn something new every day whether you want to or not.

Rick

I'll side with the guy that is a engineer, pilot and publisher.....IIRC!

What ever makes you happy. Just call it what works for you and just don't tell Rich.

I met an NS engineer in Altoona 2 weeks ago who operates Helpers.   He referred to two sets on a heavy coal train as a "4-pack".

As Willy the Shake said 400+ years ago, what's in a name? Also reminds me of a comedy routine Cheech and Chong did 40 years ago on a friend's comedy album,but since this family friendly cannot put it on here

If you have swinging pilots, lobster claws, and pizza-cutter flanges on your o-gauge trains, then you have no business criticizing others for using the word "lashup".

I think its a British term...

Maybe David (EscapeRocks) plans to time-travel to the year 1900 and put a bug in JLC's ear to start putting that term in their catalogs & advertisements. 

Sure glad you made that clear. I don't have any diesels "swinging pilots", no "lobster claws", and operate a lot of 2-Rail SCALE wheeled pieces of rolling stock. Thus, I'm safe, right?

SAFE?  I dunno, I would have to see a slo-mo replay before I can make the call.

SEE YA at Breakfast tomorrow.  

This is another argument that's been had 100 times right here.

It don't matter and won't as long as the manufacturers call it a lash up.

What I can tell you in 18 years as a conductor/trainman at BNSF, I've never heard that word from anyone. Not the mechanical department, diesel service, the power desk, train master, superintendents on and on and on. I know terminology around the system is different for certain things, and old heads used terms we've never heard.... But on the California Division it's always been a consist. We need to build a 4 unit consist, wye the power, fuel the power, set out a unit in the consist.....

It's the real world vs toy trains so it doesn't really matter.... call it what you want.

It's just another thread to create arguments that have absolutely no purpose on this forum! 

Best statement so far!!!!     NOW, the whole thread can be deleted.

You guys are all terrible people baiting poor Rich into a fight. If I was him I'd delete eery one of your profiles and ban you form the forum forever!!!

You know I actually thought the link would give folks have a good chuckle, never imagined that some would get their dander up.  After all we all "play" with toy trains.  Not even the NJ Highrailers layout comes close to a scale operation.

So relax, blow the whistles and horns, smell the smoke and be thankful you are able to afford these toys.

Sorry, I'm not buying that. You have been a member since 2001, and by now you should know what flames can be generated with such a topic.

If you don't care that you sound like a total noob when using this God-awful term, more power to ya.

Now...where's my coil of rope? I gotta go build a lashup... 

YAWN! Who really gives a Rat's Rear End..... Call 'em what you want and get on with life. Sheesh! There's enough really serious issues needing attention.