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Transportation

Any mode or method of locomotion that serves to move people, goods or services from one location to another.

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lock
Transportation; Railway

General term designating stretcher bar locks, clamp locks and trailable locks for locking switch points.

locomotive
Transportation; Railway

Steam, diesel, diesel-electric or electric traction unit with a power rating equal to or greater than 500 HP.

lodging house
Transportation; Railway

Also known as barracks – used by crews stopping over between shifts, thereby enabling them to get sufficient rest before resuming their duty.

longitudinal sleeper
Transportation; Railway

Type of experimental sleeper used on a few lines. Longitudinal sleepers were supposed to enable greater track holding.

lower pantographs signals
Transportation; Railway

A distant signal, an execution signal and an end-of-section signal are used when lowering pantographs (especially common on the continent); these signals may be fixed or mobile, ...

luggage van
Transportation; Railway

Originally a covered vehicle designed to transport goods, supplies and ammunition. A luggage van now refers to a vehicle used for transporting luggage and parcels. A car-carrier ...

mafia
Transportation; Railway

Night trains, particularly those bound for Italy, were for a long time considered to be the target of local mafia groups, who snuck on board and stripped the sleeping passengers ...

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