Noun

(en noun)

(humorous, nonstandard) A student of ferroequinology; a person who studies trains.

* 1954 , Trains , Kalmbach Pub. Co.

And because you care, you’ve automatically classified yourself as a railfan (alias railroad enthusiast, train-watcher, ferroequinologist ).

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, date = 1990-10-19 , author = Bruce Tiffany , title = Re: 'America, a Godless State' and 'Barbaric Theists' merged. , newsgroup = alt.atheism , passage = The fact that automobiles, buildings, clothing, bridges, watches, locomotives (my personal favorite, being a ferroequinologist !), ad infinitum are designed by people has no bearing whatsoever... }}

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, date = 1991-11-20 , author = Warren T. Brill , title = Re: what does this mean? , newsgroup = rec.railroad , passage = It's a schnazzy-looking engine, looks a lot like a GP-35, which I believe our ferroequinologist guru Roger Mitchell says it was rebuilt from. }}

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, date = 1992-08-08 , author = Doretta Hanschka , title = Re: Outta here for awhile... , newsgroup = bit.listserv.words-l , passage = I'd tell you to take the kids on the mixed train.... It was fun even for a raiload victim like me - ferroequinologist father. }}

Noun

(en noun)

(informal) A railway enthusiast.