work train

noun

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

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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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Origin of work train

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Words nearby work train

work rules, work song, work station, work stoppage, work through, work train, work up, work wonders, work-furlough, work-harden, work-hour

Example sentences 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

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