Examples of hotbox in a Sentence
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This bill would mandate hotbox detectors every ten miles, imposing a one-size-fits-all, arbitrary government mandate on technology that has already been adopted successfully by railroads on their own.
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The Editors, National Review, 21 Mar. 2023
One example of this is hotbox detectors, which use infrared sensors to measure whether wheelsets are overheating.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Mar. 2023
The Transportation Department has been urging railroads to take proactive steps in the wake of the derailment, including examining their use of hotbox detectors.
—Ian Duncan, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2023
Expect delays in both directions — Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) February 27, 2023 Transportation, commuting and the pandemic Derailment: Crew tried to stop Ohio train after alert on overheating wheel bearing Rail safety: Railroad hotboxes are focus of Ohio derailment probe.
—Justin George, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
The bipartisan Senate measure would strengthen rail car and railway detector inspection requirements, such as mandating that a hotbox detector scan trains carrying hazardous materials every 10 miles.
—Stephanie Lai, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
The bill mandates that trains carrying hazardous materials be scanned by hotbox detectors every 10 miles and that the detectors be equipped to alert rail operators effectively.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
Train cars that have had hotbox alerts should be properly inspected, the advisory recommends.
—Ian Duncan and Luz Lazo, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2023
The Editors, National Review, 21 Mar. 2023
One example of this is hotbox detectors, which use infrared sensors to measure whether wheelsets are overheating.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Mar. 2023
The Transportation Department has been urging railroads to take proactive steps in the wake of the derailment, including examining their use of hotbox detectors.
—Ian Duncan, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2023
Expect delays in both directions — Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) February 27, 2023 Transportation, commuting and the pandemic Derailment: Crew tried to stop Ohio train after alert on overheating wheel bearing Rail safety: Railroad hotboxes are focus of Ohio derailment probe.
—Justin George, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
The bipartisan Senate measure would strengthen rail car and railway detector inspection requirements, such as mandating that a hotbox detector scan trains carrying hazardous materials every 10 miles.
—Stephanie Lai, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
The bill mandates that trains carrying hazardous materials be scanned by hotbox detectors every 10 miles and that the detectors be equipped to alert rail operators effectively.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
Train cars that have had hotbox alerts should be properly inspected, the advisory recommends.
—Ian Duncan and Luz Lazo, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1848, in the meaning defined above
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hotbox
noun
hot·box
-ˌbäks 
: a bearing (as of a railroad car) overheated by friction
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