Abbreviations?

[Bonser]

Is there a site that I can easily refer to that lists the meaning of all abbreviations used on Amtrak Unlimited (AU)? The ones referencing a station are relatively easy to find but some of the others less so. One all inclusive list would be great.

 

[PerRock]

We got this wonderful thing on the forums called the search... found this on it: https://discuss.amtraktrains.com/threads/commonly-used-abbreviations-and-terms.66964/
In fact that thread is stickied in the 1st Timer area.

peter

 

[neroden]

Just ask if you're confused by one. We often use acronyms for the names of some of the trains (LSL = Lake Shore Limited), and also for commuter rail operators (MN = Metro-North, LIRR = Long Island Rail Road), and there's also a few technical terms like PTC ("Positive Train Control").

That and the station codes are the only commonly used acronyms I can think of here, other than acronyms used by the entire Internet like LOL, ROTFL, YMMV, IMO, IMHO, IMNHSO, AFAIK, etc.

 

[MARC Rider]

and there's also a few technical terms like PTC ("Positive Train Control").

Of course, to some of us, PTC means Philadelphia Transportation Company, one of the precursors to SEPTA (don't ask! )

 

[the_traveler]

And there is my home station, FED. Which could be the code for Ft Edward, NY or a federal employee (which I was).

So I was a fed who took a train from FED!

 

[desertflyer]

Of course, to some of us, PTC means Philadelphia Transportation Company, one of the precursors to SEPTA (don't ask! )

To those in the amusement industry, PTC has stood for the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, later renamed Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters. They made great classic coasters and carousels, and continue to make coaster trains to this day.

 

[AFS1970]

Just ask if you're confused by one. We often use acronyms for the names of some of the trains (LSL = Lake Shore Limited), and also for commuter rail operators (MN = Metro-North, LIRR = Long Island Rail Road), and there's also a few technical terms like PTC ("Positive Train Control").

That and the station codes are the only commonly used acronyms I can think of here, other than acronyms used by the entire Internet like LOL, ROTFL, YMMV, IMO, IMHO, IMNHSO, AFAIK, etc.

Funny, living in metro north territory I always use MNRR, not the shorter MN.

 

[jis]

I think MNRR is a more common usage than MN, although I think there official abbreviation is MNCR, or at least it used to be.

 

[Wolverine72]

I totally understand the O.P. and thanks for direction to the decoder.
Other sites I visit use this insider-speak a lot more with no explanation.
Like old car forums guys will speak only in paint code#s, body code designation or engine code. How hard is it to say “the car is purple”, a Cuda and it’s got a 440.

 

[Devil's Advocate]

That and the station codes are the only commonly used acronyms I can think of here, other than acronyms used by the entire Internet like LOL, ROTFL, YMMV, IMO, IMHO, IMNHSO, AFAIK, etc.

Out of that list I believe only "LOL" qualifies as an acronym while ROTFL has never qualified as anything other than an outright lie.