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RE: (erielack) ERIE steam locomotives - K5 and K5A



> Ok, it's been driving me crazy, pun intended, how is BoxPok 
> pronounced?
> Is it box POKE or box POCK?.
> I'm not very well versed in the steam era.
> Andy Cole 


It's supposed to be pronounced "BOX-POKE", because it's suppose to be a
stylized contraction of "box" and "spoke", which describes the wheels quite
well - the large spokes were of a box cross-section.

	- Paul


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