My Revelation

[Anubis]

Hey, that's just what I always thought it was....


Very groovy, George..

[C.S.R.R. Manager]

Didn't realize "pike" is a US term, but we use it instead of "layout" at times.  And I think it's a slang term, used only by train guys -- it's not an official definition.  And now that I think about it, it doesn't really make much sense.  A layout has little in common with a turnpike.  Apparently, the term originally referred to the booth where you pay your toll, and then to the road itself.  I guess it's like a model railroad, in that there is some expense involved, and you do "pay as you go."

And we also park our car in the driveway, and drive it on the parkway...  that observation from George Carlin.

Manager