Before the start of Station Cat Mini-Series on Thursday 12/1/22 at 7am, Lets talk about the railroading felines
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| The railroad corporation's iconic "Chessie Cat", "Sleeping Chessie", "Sleeping Kitty", or "Sleeping Cat" logo. (Many nicknames were given to the actual logo.) |
Hi All,
Hope you all are enjoying a lovely Tuesday (11/29th/2022) evening. I wanted to make a quick post regarding my 1st mini series "Station Cats" that will be departing the station on this Thursday (12/1/22). As you all know, to kick off the month of December with 2 mini series to end 2022 on a snuggle note, I'll be doing a week along edition relating to "Railway Cats" where I'll spotlight the railroad cats of United Kingdom, Scotland, Japan and United States. As a reminder, our first stop on this cuddling rail trip will be at Kishi Station in Japan to talk about their famous cat named Tama.
But first before I begin the series, I just wanted to mention a few points regarding Rail Companies & Cats just to give an understanding of what I mean with the term "station cats" Links will be provided below at the end for further learning.
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What is a Railroad Cat?
According to HMdb.org, "Cats have been a part of the railroad scene almost since the first rails were laid. Many railroad facilities, such as yard offices, rural stations, and interlocking towers, have had resident cats who have adopted (or let themselves be adopted by) railroaders. In return for food and a place to sleep, the cats helped keep pests under control.
Some railroads even went a step further to use their feline employee as promotional item like how Chesapeake and Ohio Railway use their feline co-worker as their mascot to promote their trains in order to attract customers hence why they earned the nicknamed "Chessie System" after their cat Chessie. And during WW2 added a male cat named "Peake" who was dress in a soldier hat to show support for the soldiers who went off to war. Another example of promotional is over in Japan on the Kishigawa railway that was saved by a white, tan and black cat name Tama. If it wasn't for Tama being part of a line of cat successors who saved the Kishigawa railway, the railway would have closed. More on Tama on Thursday.
Otherwise these feline cats are not only the mascots of the railways but also play an important role of keeping the pests down on the railways.
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