Glossary of North American Railway Terms - E

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• Elephant-style: A lashup of multiple locomotives with all units facing forward; resembling the nose-to-tail train of elephants in a circus parade.

• Emergency, in: When a train has made a full brake application due to adverse event, or has lost its train air due to a defective valve (a "kicker"), or a broken air line or train separation. The train crew will normally declare that they are "in emergency" over the train radio, thus warning other trains and the dispatcher that there is a problem.

• Espee: Nickname given to the Southern Pacific railroad by railfans.

• Ex-Con: A former Conrail locomotive or former Conrail employee.