A gandy dancer is a person or member of a crew who lays or repairs railroad tricks. Their are many theories about the origins of the term. Some say it comes from the odd gait required to walk either on or between the ties while inspecting for flaws. Other say it refers to the movement required to properly handle a five-foot "lining Bar" used to align the tracks, which must be kept absolutely evenly spaced to prevent derailment of the trains. duncan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Tollefson" <mamat@gvtel.com> To: <gen-newbie@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 5:25 PM Subject: Re: [GN] How to re-start Windows Search > On 12/22/2011 3:56 PM, Kith-n-Kin wrote: > Pat, > > Forgive the ignorance, but what is a "gandy-dancer"?? > > Thanks, > NancyT > > > >> Pat >> In Tucson >> Wife of a gandy-dancer/overhead guy > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message