Federal Railroad Administration. Moving America Forward. Watchman/lookout - means an employee who has been annually trained and qualified to provide warning to roadway workers of approaching trains or on-track equipment.
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Ghost trains – also known as parliamentary trains – date back to the 1960s and are services that run over a line – or stop at a station – so infrequently that they often go unnoticed.
As time passed, when the white cars traveled through the countryside, particularly at dusk or in the evening, observers came to refer to it as an “eerie apparition.” Thus the White Train was soon better known as the Ghost Train.