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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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rail layer
Railways; Railroad
A small crane, manually or power operated, to set new rail in place with the use of few men.
ballast cleaning.
Railways; Railroad
The process of separating dirt from the ballast by shaking and depositing stone back onto the track.
rail or timber dolly
Railways; Railroad
A device consisting of one or more wide rollers mounted in a frame, used as a platform and as a truck for moving rail, long heavy timbers, and other items.
ballast deck bridge
Railways; Railroad
A bridge with a solid floor provided with drains and covered with ballast, to provide normal and uniform support for track and conforming generally to standard construction used ...
ballast depth
Railways; Railroad
The depth from the bottom of tie to top of sub ballast or sub grade. (The ballast between the ties (in the cribs) is a part of the ballast section but its depth is not a part of ...
rail section
Railways; Railroad
The pattern or dimensional details of rail, such as width of base, height of rail, thickness of web, width and thickness of head, angle of head, and angle of base. Each particular ...
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