The act of waiting by the right-of-way or outside a rail yard specifically to observe, photograph, and document painted freight cars. Originating in urban transit culture, the term has carried over to freight rail fans and graffiti writers who track the movement of specific rolling stock across the network.
Heard on the job
I'm going down to the diamond to bench for a few hours and see what rolls in on the manifest.
Also heard as
- benching