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E-lec′tric Rail′way-sig′nal.

A device for communicating messages or warnings as to the place or condition of a train on the track, in regard to stations left or approached, or to other trains on the same line.

1. An automatic signal operated by the wheel on the track to indicate the passage of a given point by a train, to signal the approach to a crossing in advance; or to the rear, to show the distance of a preceding train; or to signal to a station the position of trains on a track.

2. To enable an operator on a car to communicate with a station at a distance, or with an observer or operator on another train on the same line.

3. To communicate between parts of the same train, as between the conductor and engineer, etc.

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