Railways

Railways

The means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks.

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point motor

Railways; Railroad

A single or double solenoid device attached to a turnout so that the points may be operated electrically from a remote location. Single solenoid require a continuous supply ...

abutment

Railways; Railroad

A substructure composed of stone, concrete, brick or timber supporting the end of a single span or the extreme end of a multispan superstructure and, in general, retaining or ...

point of of frog

Railways; Railroad

The actual point of frog, also called the 1/2 inch point of frog, is the point at which the spread between gage lines is one-half inch, which is the standard width of all ...

actual point of switch

Railways; Railroad

See Point of Switch.

point of switch

Railways; Railroad

The end of the switch rail farthest from the frog. This is where the switch stand or operating mechanism moves the switch points to change switch position.

adjustable separator

Railways; Railroad

A metal block of two or more parts, acting as a filler between running rail and guard rail and providing a means of maintaining the proper width of flangeway.