Dinky train

Dinky train is a U.S. nickname sometimes used to describe a smallish train that runs on a "Dinky line". This is a railroad, often constructed with narrow gauge track, used for short supply runs between closely spaced cities and towns. The work "dinky" has also come to mean certain commuter trains in the United States, such as the Princeton Branch of New Jersey Transit, the New Canaan Branch of Metro-North's New Haven line, and the Metra BNSF line to Aurora, IL. The Princeton and New Canaan Dinky are both short trains operating on a short-distance line of a few miles. It's not quite so clear why the BNSF trains are called Dinky - they're often ten-car trains operating on a three-track main line, known as the "racetrack".

External links

• carrtracks.com/bn9906.htm
• breathittcounty.com/PanhandleScene.html