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Definition of Loop-line
1. Noun. A railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Loop-line
Literary usage of Loop-line
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law Reports by John Fraser Macqueen, Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords (1866)
"These allegations were met by the declaration that the Appellants allowed to the
Midland Company the use of the loop-line in conformity with the running ..."
2. An Analytical Digest of the Cases Published in the New Series of the Law by Edmund Story-Maskelyne (1872)
"The Midland Company, however ran one train daily which stopped at every station
on the loop-line. The fares paid by passengers getting into the train at ..."
3. The Exchequer Reports: Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts by Great Britain Court of Exchequer, Edwin Tyrrell Hurlstone, John Paxton Norman (1862)
"This liue was about fourteen miles long, and was called the "Loop Line." By the
Act incorporating the Oxford, Worcester and ..."
4. Railway Engineer (1905)
"There are therefore five separate signals for an outward movement on the up loop
line between St. Enoch signal cabin and the spot marked m. ..."
5. Municipal Franchises: A Description of the Terms and Conditions Upon which by Delos Franklin Wilcox (1911)
"... of the loop line, the amount so paid was STl,0SS.1 The loop line is now
controlled by the Northwestern Elevated Railroad Company through stock ownership ..."
6. Through Five Republics (of South America): A Critical Description of by Percy Falcke Martin (1906)
"... northern section—Principal altitudes—Character of country traversed—The land
of the Quebracho Colorado—North-west Argentine extension—The loop line—In ..."
7. Sessional Papers (1902)
"There is an indicator in my cabin which shows when the up loop line is occupied
by a train. There is no communication between the Kast and West boxes when ..."
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