The New York, Ontario and Western Railway closed on the 29th of March 1957 and holds the distinctive record of being the first major railroad in US history to have been liquidated after bankruptcy and then to be entirely abandoned.

It is not only the real world of computers that makes use of jargon. At the end of a detective movie, usually the villain is caught, the red herrings explained, and the hero and heroine united. But for many the mystery may just be beginning. As the credits roll, some strange terms may appear on the screen. What is a gaffer? A best boy? A key grip?