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BUMP"Obtain another man's position by exercising seniority. When a crew is deprived of its assignment, as when a train is removed from the timetable, its members select the jobs they wish from those held by others with less whiskers ...

 


Bump
To displace a junior employee by the exercise of seniority rights.
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Bump
To displace a junior employee from a job assignment by the exercise of seniority rights.
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Nickname: "Oaktown, Bump City, The Town, The O"
Location in Alameda County and the state of California
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If the coil does react to the activator, but the contacts do not reach each other, the arms may be CAREFULLY bent closer if needed, but not too close or it will contact at every bump in the track.

Bump - To exercise seniority in replacing a man in his position.
Bumper or Bumping Post - Device that stops cars at end of a stub track.
Bunker - A bin, usually elevated, for storing coal.
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Seniority rights: Every position on the railroad has a seniority roster of its own, and works on a "bid and bump system.

You have to sneak into grades or you'll have a bump or dip. You could hang up the pilot of a locomotive, too, if the grade starts up sharply and quickly.

Digi-Key stocks the low cost H23B1QT photo darlington matched pair used in the above circuit. When you get the pair, the black one is the LED and the yellow the photodarlington. One side of each has a "bump" which is the active side.

Then I solder the rails to the P.C. ties. Soldering, like gluing, eliminates the problems of split ties and spike heads that bump flanges. Also, the rail is still firmly attached after the fourth tweaking of position.

We have accounted for both the tree and its stand in these plans. All layouts allow continuous running of trains. Many include linear tracks for trolleys, track gang cars and other "bump and reverse" type motorized units.

Buffer Stop Structure at the end of a track to prevent vehicles proceeding off the end of the line. Sometimes these are cushioned by hydraulic rams or protected by emergency braking devices such as a sand trap. In the US known as a "bump stop".

See also: Track, Train, Point, Standard, Special