Train Metaphors
There are a surprising number of common sayings or metaphors that came from railroading.
- On the right track
- Fallen by the wayside
- Full steam ahead
- Full head of steam
- Letting off steam
- Don't blow your stack
- End of the line
- Backtrack
- On the fast track
- Wrong side of the tracks
- Light at the end of the tunnel
- Train wreck
- Plans got derailed
- Off the rails
- On rails
- Making headway
- Chugging along
- Watch your caboose
- All aboard the _______ express
- I'm on the express train to _______
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