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====Origin/meaning==== | |||
Entrocamento was the closest thing in Portugal to a rail yard and is "entirely" connected with the railroads in Portugal. Here two lines branched, the northern and one that goes to Tomar.<br> | Entrocamento was the closest thing in Portugal to a rail yard and is "entirely" connected with the railroads in Portugal. Here two lines branched, the northern and one that goes to Tomar.<br> | ||
What appears to be two cups or chalices, are really two rails for the trains...and the red circle is a stop sign associated with rail traffic. | What appears to be two cups or chalices, are really two rails for the trains...and the red circle is a stop sign associated with rail traffic. | ||