Railroad

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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rail

Railways; Railroad

A rolled steel shape designed to be laid end-to-end in two parallel lines on ties, to form a track for railroad rolling stock, traveling cranes, and the like.

A waterway bed protection consisting of timber, concrete, riprap, paving or other construction placed adjacent to substructure abutments and piers to prevent undermining by scour. Also placed at the ...

rail anchor

Railways; Railroad

A device attached to a rail to keep it from moving longitudinally as a result of temperature change or under traffic. Also called anticreeper.

auto train

Railways; Railroad

An early form of multiple unit where a steam locomotive was built into the end of a railway carriage.

rail bender

Railways; Railroad

A tool or shop machine for bending rails to fit curves in tracks, turnouts, or turntable circles; to introduce bend in stock rails; and for a variety of allied operations. Two common types are the ...

automatic block signaling

Railways; Railroad

A system of signals of fixed location, each located at the entrance to a block, to govern trains and engines entering and using that block. Such signals govern movements over a series of consecutive ...