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  2. Emergency vehicle lighting - Wikipedia

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    In California, all emergency vehicles just use red warning lights, with 1 steady red warning light facing forward. Blue lights may only be used on vehicles operated by Peace Officers, as defined under California Penal Code 830.1 to 830.38. (California Vehicle Code 25258(b)) -Commonly referred to as "California Standard".

  3. North American railroad signals - Wikipedia

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    The 1911 New York Penn Station project was one example of this type of color light signal, with an outer colored 8 3/8" optical lens, some of which are still in service as of 2011. Development of the doublet lens by Churchill at Corning Glass Works allowed an electric light source to be more effective than with previous daytime colorlight ...

  4. Underground Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The Underground Railroad was used by freedom seekers from slavery in the United States and was generally an organized network of secret routes and safe houses. [ 1 ] Enslaved Africans and African Americans escaped from slavery as early as the 16th century and many of their escapes were unaided, [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] but the network of safe houses ...

  5. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    The term "14L" is derived from Rule 14(l) in the Canadian Rail Operating Rules and Consolidated Code of Operating Rules. [6] [7] "19b" is derived from Rule 19(b) in the Northeast Operating Rules Advisory Committee, mainly used by railroads located in the Northeast United States. [8]

  6. 8-1-1 - Wikipedia

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    The use of 8-1-1 for "call before you dig" services was long established in California and Nevada, through an organization known as Underground Service Alert, before the FCC mandated its use for this purpose. While "call before you dig" and the 8-1-1 phone number is the primary awareness campaign in the United States, Canada has switched to ...

  7. D Line (Los Angeles Metro) - Wikipedia

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    D Line (Los Angeles Metro) 55 mph (89 km/h) (max.) The D Line (formerly the Red Line from 1993–2006 and the Purple Line from 2006–2020) is a fully underground 5.1-mile (8.2 km) [1] rapid transit line operating in Los Angeles, running between Koreatown and Downtown Los Angeles. It is one of six lines on the Metro Rail system, operated by the ...

  8. Road signs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The MUTCD's W13 series of signs is for warning signs relating to advisory speeds. Speed limits in the United States are always in miles per hour. Metric advisory speed signs in kilometers per hour used to be authorized but extremely rare, usually seen near the borders with Canada and Mexico, both of which use the metric system. [5]

  9. List of California state symbols - Wikipedia

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    California red-legged frog Rana draytonii: 2014 [2] Animal: California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus: 1958 Bat: Pallid bat. Antrozous pallidus. 2024 [3] Bird: California quail Callipepla californica: 1931 [4] Colors: Blue and gold Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the ...