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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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wagon turntable
Railways; Railroad
A method used in the early 1900s (and before) to turn wagons so as to run them into sidings at extreme angles to the rest of the track or where there was insufficient space for a ...
joint-bar drilling
Railways; Railroad
Provision of suitable holes at the ends of rail, switch, frog, or other track member to receive joint-bar bolts. In specifying joint-bar drilling, give the distance from rail end ...
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