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单词 train signal
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train signal
train signal n. (a) a light, semaphore, or other device used to signal instructions or warnings to or from a train; cf. signal n. 7a; (b) a method of communication between the carriages of a train and the locomotive using a continuous pipe (now historical).
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1847 Rules & Regulations for Engine-drivers & Firemen (Great Southern & Western Railway Company) 23 (heading) Train signals. 21. Every Train after Sunset or in Foggy Weather must carry three Red lights; one behind, and one on either side of the last carriage.
1885 Engin. & Mining Jrnl. 7 Feb. 91/2 The Westinghouse train signal has been adopted for all passenger trains by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
1940 Railroad Mag. Apr. 51/2 Run a board, ignore a train signal, either accidentally or on purpose.
2006 A. Holtz Pilgrim Road 9 The Eurostar travels so fast that visual train signals along the track become useless blurs.
2009 Code Federal Regulations (Office Federal Register) XLIX. 505/2 The train signal system, or any other form of on-board communication, shall be tested..at the beginning of each day the locomotive is used.
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