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Railways

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

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bridge, i-beam

Railways; Railroad

A stringer type bridge in which the stringers are steel I-beams that directly support the track or ballast section.

scratch-built

Railways; Railroad

A model made entirely (or at least mostly) from parts that you have made yourself.

brush

Railways; Railroad

Woody growth along the right-of-way.

screw spike

Railways; Railroad

A cylindrical threaded steel spike with a special head, designed to be turned with a special wrench into holes bored in ties, to secure rails or to act as a tie plate holder in ...

buckle

Railways; Railroad

To fail by an inelastic change in alignment (usually as a result of compression). To lose line of track by bulging.

section

Railways; Railroad

A section of track protected by signals.

bullhead rail

Railways; Railroad

Rail having the same profile for both the upper and lower portions of the rail.