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work train

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noun

a train that transports railroad workers, building materials, etc., to construction or maintenance assignments on the railroad.

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Origin of work train

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for work train

Fifteen days later the work-train crossed Number Ten on a trestle and the construction progressed with new impetus.
The U.P. Trail|Zane Grey
Yet some of the feats of these work-train gangs have the crackle of engineering genius.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford
Far away could be heard, in the intervals of silence, the faint clang of the work-train engine-bell.
Whispering Smith|Frank H. Spearman
The locomotive of the work-train was at the hind end and the roadmasters standing on the first flat car were signalling.
The Daughter of a Magnate|Frank H. Spearman

Neale was about to ride his frantic horse straight into the work-train.
The U.P. Trail|Zane Grey