These are commonly used at terminal stations to permit two or more trains to enter a single platform.
These are mainly used at stations, for the benefit of the train-crew and platform staff.
In its early days, the card could not be used even at huge stations like Herald Square.
These trains had special retractable steps that could be used at stations with lower platforms than was usual in England.
Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of North America, and at life-saving stations.
Crossover tracks are used throughout the system, particularly at terminal stations to allow trains to reverse direction.
The new cars do not have stairs, so they can be used only at stations with platforms that are roughly four feet above the track bed.
Tunneling rather than surface excavation was used at stations near archaeological sites.
Radio stations used similar performers at other stations throughout the Midwest and into Tennessee.
Communication between train crew and Control always occurs using a landline at stations.