Frog war

A frog war usually begins with legal actions, such as filing lawsuits and appealing to civic transportation authorities.

But often the situation escalates into physical actions, with companies pitting their workers against one another with construction projects and train movements intended to frustrate or challenge the opposing railway.

[citation needed] This includes the cost of any interlocking tower or signal box.

[1] Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Canal was rendered useless by a railway bridge built across it in 1870.

[citation needed] Note: The first railroad line built is the first one named.

The frog, a component of a railway switch , lent its name to a series of battles for railroad dominance in the 19th century.