single-direction automatic block signaling
1Automatic Block Signal — Basic Automatic Block Signals = Automatic Block Signal, or ABS, systems consist of a series of signals that govern blocks of track between the signals. The signals are automatically activated by the conditions of the block beyond the signal.… …
2North American railway signaling — For the actual physical signals, see North American railroad signals. Standards for North American railway signaling in the United States are issued by the Association of American Railroads (AAR), which is a trade association of the railroads of… …
3Signalling block system — Signalling block systems enable the safe and efficient operation of railways, so as to avoid collisions between trains. Block systems are used to control trains between stations and yards, and not normally within them. Any block system is defined …
4Washington Metro signaling and operation — Red signal ahead of Silver Spring pocket track on the B Route. Signaling and operation on the Washington Metro system involves train control, station identification, train signaling, signage, and train length. As with any working railroad,… …
5railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …
6North American railroad signals — Main article: North American railway signaling Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Color Position Light bracket masts at Magnolia, West Virginia North American railroad signals generally fall into the category of multi headed electrically lit units… …
7Railway signal — Not to be confused with Railway signalling. A signal is a mechanical or electrical device erected beside a railway line to pass information relating to the state of the line ahead to train/engine drivers. The driver interprets the signal s… …
8Railway signalling — Not to be confused with Railway signal. A gantry of British semaphore signals seen from the cab of a steam locomotive Railway signalling is a system used to control railway traffic safely, essentially to prevent trains from colliding. Being… …
9Token (railway signalling) — A token being offered by a signalman on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway …
10Application of railway signals — Semaphore stop signals protecting the convergence of two tracks into one The application of railway signals on a rail layout is determined by various factors, principally the location of points of potential conflict, as well as the speed and… …
