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  2. Token (railway signalling) - Wikipedia

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    Examples of single line tokens: Tablet on left, key token on right. The operation of a bidirectional single track line has the hazard of two trains colliding. The simplest way to prevent such collisions is to have only one train in the section at any given time. Such a system is known as "one-engine-in-steam” (OES) or “one-train working ...

  3. Cut and fill - Wikipedia

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    In addition to minimising construction cost, other factors influence the placement of cut or filled sections. For example, air pollutants can concentrate in the valleys created by the cut section. Conversely, noise pollution is mitigated by cut sections since an effective blockage of line-of-sight sound propagation is created by the depressed ...

  4. Glossary of rail transport terms - Wikipedia

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    A siding used as a passing place on a main line, where slow trains may be held whilst an express passes—a simpler, but less convenient, form of the passing loop Reporting mark A two- to four-letter code, assigned by the Association of American Railroads , that is applied to equipment operating on North American railroads to identify the owner ...

  5. West Coast Main Line route modernisation - Wikipedia

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    Overhead Line Electrification for Railways - 6th edition. "Network Rail A Guide to Overhead Electrification Revision 10" (PDF). Network Rail. February 2015. Buck, Martin; Rawlinson, Mark (2000). Line By Line: The West Coast Main Line, London Euston to Glasgow Central. Swindon: Freightmaster Publishing. ISBN 0-9537540-0-6.

  6. Main Line (Pennsylvania Railroad) - Wikipedia

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    The Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad was a rail line in Pennsylvania connecting Philadelphia with Pittsburgh via Harrisburg. The rail line was split into two rail lines, and now all of its right-of-way is a cross-state corridor , composed of Amtrak 's Philadelphia to Harrisburg Main Line (including SEPTA 's Paoli/Thorndale Line service ...

  7. Many Americans struggle to keep the lights on as energy costs ...

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    Adding to people's struggle is the rising cost of utilities. On average, in August Americans spent an average of $185.59 on electricity bills, according to LendingTree, a 2.6% increase from $180. ...

  8. Boston tunnel floods with 130,000 gallons of water due to ...

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    The Boston tunnel was filled with 130,000 gallons of stormwater runoff this week after a torrential downpour led officials to close the historic city's roadways. Video shows people slowly driving ...

  9. Maine Central Railroad main line - Wikipedia

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    This was the only portion of the Maine Central main line built by the Maine Central rather than predecessor companies. Milepost 13.2: Royal Junction with the lower road main line. [3] Milepost 21.2: Gray station opened in 1871. [1] Milepost 25.8: New Gloucester station opened in 1871. [1]