1 An example of a countable noun is 'table', and an example of an uncountable noun is 'money'. 2  In 'safety barrier', the noun 'safety' is being used as a modifier. 3  In this dictionary the word 'noun' is represented by the letter n.  Examples of proper nouns in English are Joseph, Vienna and the White House.
Funeral train. Abraham Lincoln's funeral train. A funeral train is a train specially chartered in order to carry a coffin or coffins to a place of interment. Funeral trains today are often reserved for leaders and national heroes, as part of a state funeral, but in the past were sometimes the chief means of transporting coffins and mourners to graveyards.
Lincolnâs Funeral Train. This year marks the 150th anniversary of President Lincolnâs funeral train procession. To commemorate the event, a reenactment of the ride will depart on April 21st from Washington, D.C. and arrive in Lincolnâs hometown of Springfield, Illinois on May 2nd.