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MAIN TRACK SIGNAL [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport Operations
  • Rail Traffic Control
OBS

Cautionary limits, as defined in the Canadian Rail Operating Rules(CROR), are essentially an extension of the main track through yards and terminals where movements must operate at reduced speed(a speed that will allow to stop within one-half the range of vision of equipment) and be prepared to stop short of a red signal or a switch not properly lined.

OBS

cautionary limit: term often used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • cautionary limits

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Circulation des trains
OBS

Les zones de marche prudente, telles que définies dans le Règlement d’exploitation ferroviaire du Canada (REF), sont essentiellement la prolongation de la voie principale dans les triages et les terminaux, où les mouvements doivent circuler à la vitesse réduite (vitesse permettant de s’arrêter en deçà de la moitié de la distance de visibilité d’un matériel roulant) et être prêts à s’arrêter avant un signal rouge ou un aiguillage mal orienté.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Rail Transport)
  • Railroad Stations
DEF

A stop and proceed signal equipped with a marker displaying the letters "SPS", used to protect trains or engines occupying the main track in yards or at stations in the block protected by the signal.

OBS

station protection signal;SPS;V: terms officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par rail)
  • Gares ferroviaires
DEF

Signal d'arrêt et de départ, avec plaque portant les lettres "SPS", utilisé pour protéger les trains ou les locomotives occupant la voie principale aux gares et aux triages, dans le canton protégé par ce signal.

OBS

signal de protection de gare : terme uniformisé par CP Rail.

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Rail Transport)
CONT

Crews of trains or engines clear of main track must not give a proceed signal to an approaching train or engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par rail)
CONT

Les équipes d'un train ou d'une locomotive qui n'occupe pas la voie principale ne doivent pas donner le signal d'avancer à un train ou à une locomotive qui approche.

Spanish

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