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The means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks.
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branch line
Railways; Railroad
The route miles of track carrying trains from mainline to destinations on lesser priority trackage than mainline track.
roundhouse
Railways; Railroad
A curved shed found next to or around a turntable for storage of locomotives.
breakable crank (switch stand)
Railways; Railroad
A short crank casting of soft metal, designed to break when the switch is run through and therefore prevent damage to switch-point rails.
bridge beam
Railways; Railroad
A portion of the bridge structure receiving and transmitting vertical, transverse, or oblique stresses produced by externally applied loads, when supported at its end or at ...
running tread surface
Railways; Railroad
The top surface of the railhead on which the wheel tread rides or runs.
bridge seat
Railways; Railroad
The top surface of an abutment or pier upon which the superstructure span is placed and supported. For an abutment it is the surface forming the support for the superstructure and ...
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