work train

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of work train¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

A 1 train and a Metropolitan Transportation Authority work train were both traveling northbound near the 96th Street station on Manhattan’s Upper West Side when they sideswiped each other at about 3 p.m., police said at the scene.

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The work requirements say able-bodied adults ages 19 to 55 who don’t have children or other dependents would be required to work, train for a job or perform community service to stay on Medicaid.

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"Nothing works. Everything happens manually throughout the Athens-Thesaloniki network. Neither the indicators, nor the traffic lights, nor the electronic traffic control work," train drivers' association president Kostas Genidounias told ERT.

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“We’ve got a couple things going, a couple things we can work, train and practice at,” he said Monday.

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The attorney, Alisa Klein, of Justice’s civil division, said the administration believes that requiring low-income people to work, train or volunteer can improve their health and ultimately help them get private health plans, freeing up money that states could use for additional Medicaid services.

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