work train
- 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
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Examples from the Web for work train
Historical Examples
Neale was about to ride his frantic horse straight into the work-train.
The U.P. TrailZane Grey
Those days it took the work-train several hours to reach the end of the rails.
The U.P. TrailZane Grey
And when the work-train halted, that car had run beyond the station a few rods.
The U.P. TrailZane Grey
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 MagnateFrank H. Spearman
Far away could be heard, in the intervals of silence, the faint clang of the work-train engine-bell.
Whispering SmithFrank H. Spearman