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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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section or board
Railways; Railroad
The component parts into which a layout or module can be broken up for transport. Sizes may vary between 1200mmx300mm and 2400mmx1200mm depending on the method of transporting the ...
section tool house
Railways; Railroad
A small building used for storing the section motor car or hand car, maintenance-of-way tools, and other equipment of a section gang.
sector plate
Railways; Railroad
A plate having one or more tracks on it which is pivoted at one end. The plate is moved to align the various tracks on the plate with one or more adjacent fixed tracks.
self-guarded frog
Railways; Railroad
A frog with a guard member for guiding the flange of a wheel past the point of frog by engaging the tread rim of the wheel in a horizontal plane above the top of the running ...
canted tie plate
Railways; Railroad
A tie plate tapered in thickness usually on a slope of 1 in 20, for the purpose of inclining the rail toward the center of track for easier maintenance of gage, more uniform wear ...
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