local freight train
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local freight — noun : a freight train performing local services including picking up and setting out cars, switching, and loading and unloading less than carload freight at way stations … Useful english dictionary
train — An aggregation of cars drawn by an engine or engines. La Mere v Railway Transfer Co. 125 Minn 159, 145 NW 1068. Engine and cars assembled and coupled together for a run or trip on a railroad. United States v Erie R. Co. 237 US 402, 59 L Ed… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Freight railways in Melbourne — Line details Stations None Tracks Both broad, standard and dual gauge … Wikipedia
Train order operation — is a system by which the railroads of North America conveyed operating instructions before the days of centralized traffic control, direct traffic control, and the use of track warrants conveyed by radio.Train order operation still exists on a… … Wikipedia
Train — This article is about the vehicle. For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). Steam locomotive hauled passenger train … Wikipedia
Freight Conductor — A freight conductor is a person who is employed by a railroad. The freight conductor is the lead employee assigned to a freight train, and is responsible for the smooth operation of the assignment. Freight conductors specialties 1) Yard Foreman A … Wikipedia
Train reporting number — A headcode or train reporting number is used by railway staff in Great Britain to identify a particular train service. It consists of:* A single digit number, indicating the class (type) of train * A letter, indicating the destination area * A… … Wikipedia
local — Synonyms and related words: Amtrak, Pullman, Pullman car, aboriginal, aborigine, adjoining, affiliate, alehouse, arm, autochthon, baggage car, baggage train, bar, barrel house, barroom, beer garden, beer parlor, bistro, blind tiger, boxcar,… … Moby Thesaurus
freight — 01. We had to pay more in [freight] to have our books delivered than the cost of the books themselves. 02. In 1914, a British passenger ship collided with a Norwegian [freighter] in the St. Lawrence River, killing over 1,000 people. 03. In a… … Grammatical examples in English
local train — A freight train which stops at any siding or station along the line where there is freight to load and unload, be the quantity what it may, as distinguished from a freight train which takes and leaves freight only at certain definite stops, and… … Ballentine's law dictionary
