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noun
A period in the early 1970s when Amtrak operated a fleet of used equipment that still carried the paint schemes of their previous owners.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From the varied, colorful appearance of multiple liveries in one consist.
