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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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storage track

Railways; Railroad

One of the body tracks in a storage yard, or a track used for storage purposes.

derail

Railways; Railroad

A track safety device to guide rolling stock off the rails at a selected spot as a means of protection against collisions or other accidents.

strain

Railways; Railroad

The distortion of a body produced by the application of one or more external forces and measured in units of length. In common usage, this is the proportional relation of the ...

stress

Railways; Railroad

The resistance of a body to distortion when in a solid or plastic state and when acting in an unconfined condition. Stress is produced by the strain (distortion) and holds in ...

derailment

Railways; Railroad

Anytime the wheels of a car or engine are off the head of the rail.

stringer bridge

Railways; Railroad

A deck type bridge in which wooden or steel I-beam stringers carry the track across from one bent or pier to another with or without intermediate support.