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Railroad
A railroad is a means of wheeled transportation for moving people and goods. Railroads are tracks on which trains can tow cars behind an engine.
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pumping rail joint
Railways; Railroad
A rail joint usually poorly supported so that mud is created by passage of wheels and pumped up through ballast.
antichecking iron
Railways; Railroad
A piece of flat iron sharpened on one edge driven into the end of a tie to prevent checking and splitting. It is bent to special designs or to the shape of C, S or Z and called C-iron, S-iron and ...
anticreeper
Railways; Railroad
A device attached to the base of a rail and bearing against a crosstie, to keep the rail from moving longitudinally under traffic. Also called Rail Anchor.
