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  2. North American railroad signals - Wikipedia

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    The first signals employed on an American railroad were a system of flags used on the Newcastle and Frenchtown Turnpike and Rail Road in the 1830s. The railroad then developed a more effective system consisting of wooden balls, painted red, white or black, and hoisted up or down a pole on a rope-and-pulley system.

  3. Railway signal - Wikipedia

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    A system combining aspects of the colour and position systems was developed on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) in 1920 and was patented by L.F. Loree and F.P. Patenall. It is similar to the position light system with the central light removed and the resulting pairs of lights colored in correspondence to the angle they make: green for the ...

  4. Crossbuck - Wikipedia

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    A special symbol in the center indicates an electric railroad crossing, cautioning road users about excessive height cargo that may contact the electric wires. In Australia, the crossbuck is a St Andrews Cross as in Europe, but uses words and the same color as the American crossbuck.

  5. North American railroad signaling - Wikipedia

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    In 1992, the American Association of Railroad Superintendents (AARS) convened a special committee, which suggested to its board of directors, executive council, and membership that “the AARS sponsor a full conference on the standardization of railroad operating rules, practices, and procedures, and that this conference be conducted on the ...

  6. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    The right-of-way (ROW) is the property owned or controlled by a railroad for purposes of transportation. [212] [213] Road engine (US) The locomotive closest to the train during a double-heading operation Roll-by or rollby (US) Visual inspection of railroad equipment while it is in motion [214] [215] Rolling Bomb

  7. Railway semaphore signal - Wikipedia

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    Upper-quadrant signal on the Santa Fe Railroad, 1943. The vertical position indicates a "clear" aspect. Lower-quadrant stop signals at St. Erth in 2007. British semaphores come in lower-quadrant and upper-quadrant forms. In a lower-quadrant signal, the arm pivots downwards for the less restrictive (known as "off") indication.

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