Block-signal
a fixed railroad signal governing the movements of trains entering and using a given section of track.
Historical Examples
Europe Revised Irvin S. Cobb
State of the Union Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt
The Army Mule and Other War Sketches Henry A. Castle
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