Fallen Flag

A fallen flag is a North American railroader and railfan term referring to railroad company no longer in existence due to bankruptcy or merger.

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Famous quotes containing the words fallen and/or flag:

    “The Danaan children laugh, in cradles of wrought gold,
    And clap their hands together, and half close their eyes,
    For they will ride the North when the ger-eagle flies,
    With heavy whitening wings, and a heart fallen cold....”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “—Here, the flag snaps in the glare and silence
    Of the unbroken ice. I stand here,
    The dogs bark, my beard is black, and I stare
    At the North Pole. . .
    And now what? Why, go back.

    Turn as I please, my step is to the south.”
    —Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)