A train meet is the situation in
railroading
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or
rail transit
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operations in which a train traveling in one direction "meets" another traveling in the opposite direction, either while traveling on parallel
double
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or multiple
tracks, or while stopping and waiting on a
railroad siding
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for the other train to pass on a
single track
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mainline. Determining the time and location of where such trains meet is paramount in
railroad engineering particularly in single track sections to avoid
collisions
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or to allow faster trains to bypass slower service trains.
Determining when and where a train meet occurs is also a classic
mathematics
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problem.
See also
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Passing loop
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Rail transport operations
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