whistle stops
Small town stations
Whistle stops are small towns where trains stop only when signaled—the engineer blows the whistle to announce arrival.
The term extends to brief campaign appearances politicians make in such towns, typically from the back of a train: The candidate's whistle-stop tour covered twelve states.
A whistle-stop speech is short and energetic, designed to rally local supporters before moving on.
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- campaign trailRoute of electoral speechmaking
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- platformRaised flat structure
- stumpTrunk base after felling
stump speech · rally · depot · station · small-town · barnstorm · podium · handshake · candidate · crowds · rope line · brief · local · trackside · speeches · town hall · touring · cross country
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
- railroadstrains, train, tracks, track, locomotive
- Scenic TrainsOrient Express, Trans-Siberian, Jacobite, scenic routes, mountain railways