Collective Nouns

[Woodie]

A question popped up in another forum I participate in. "What is the collective noun for trains?"

You know, a gaggle of geese, a parliament of owls etc.

Is it a toot of trains???? What is it?

 

[roryglasgow]

Hmmmmm

Well, seriously, I think it would be "fleet." You can have a fleet of cars, a fleet of trucks, a fleet of ships, and a fleet for trains. I think I've actually seen that term used for trains, too.

But I think a "chooch" of trains sounds better.

-Rory

 

[billk]

Club layout

 

[shamus]

Fleet of trains, a rake of coaches,and a load of rubbish under the layout.

 

[Bill Stone]

CABOOSE is the bigger question.....

Cabeese?

Bill

 

[brakie]

All right.If cabooses is cabeese.Then PRR cabin cars would be? A village??

 

[roryglasgow]

Would that be a gaggle of cabeese?

-Rory

 

[billk]

In the direction this is heading -- it would be a giggle!
Bill