Cornfield meet

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006882",
  "term": "Cornfield meet",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A head-on collision between two trains on a single-track line, occurring at a location between stations or sidings, often in a rural area. Such an accident results from failures in dispatching, signaling, or crew adherence to operating rules. The term contrasts with collisions that happen within yard limits or at interlocking plants where more complex track arrangements and signals are present.",
  "synonyms": [
    "prairie meet",
    "Mexican standoff"
  ],
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "see_also": [
    "Mexican standoff"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Kopfzusammenstoß",
    "es": "choque frontal",
    "fr": "collision frontale"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/cornfield-meet/"
}