Railways

Railways

The means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks.

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junction signal

Railways; Railroad

A signal which as well as indicating the state of the track ahead also indicates which of two or more different available tracks that the train will actually take.

wide flange beam (carnegie beam)

Railways; Railroad

A steel rolled member having an H-shape with its flanges wider and its web thinner than an I-beam.

kit-bashed

Railways; Railroad

A model that has been constructed mostly by modifying the parts from a kit that was intended to build something else.

wing rail

Railways; Railroad

The extension of the closure rails of a turnout along each side of the crossing vee to help hold the wheels on the track.

kit-built

Railways; Railroad

A model constructed from a kit in accordance with the instructions supplied with the kit.

wing wall

Railways; Railroad

An extension wall of an abutment wall which retains adjacent earth and/or deflects or guides a stream into pipes, culverts, and the waterway of a bridge.