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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Restores street railway service after power failures, accidents, and equipment breakdowns, working as member of crew: Drives truck equipped with tools and materials to job site. Diagnoses cause of difficulty to facilitate restoration of service. Repairs or replaces parts or materials, such as trolley wire, insulators, conductor-bar assemblies, and lighting fixtures [LINE INSTALLER, STREET RAILWAY (r.r. trans.)]. Repositions derailed cars on tracks with aid of other workers and mechanical hoisting equipment. Erects portable structures at scene of fire to facilitate laying fire hose across street, and to permit streetcars and buses to pass underneath. Raises or disconnects trolley wires to facilitate house-moving operations. May repair malfunctioning streetcar units at scene when towing to repair barn is not feasible. May repair or replace track, switches, and accessories to facilitate temporary service. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 45 52 56 49 43 45 52 45 53 54 4F 52 45 52 2C 45 4D 45 52 47 45 4E 43 59 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01000101 01010010 01010110 01001001 01000011 01000101 00100000 01010010 01000101 01010011 01010100 01001111 01010010 01000101 01010010 00101100 00100000 01000101 01001101 01000101 01010010 01000111 01000101 01001110 01000011 01011001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S E R V I C E   R E S T O R E R ,   E M E R G E N C Y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0045 0052 0056 0049 0043 0045 0052 0045 0053 0054 004F 0052 0045 0052 002C 0045 004D 0045 0052 0047 0045 004E 0043 0059 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5339525643373925239535449523952142394739524139483759 |
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