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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Railroad

A metal casting made to fit against the side of a rail or guard rail and to be spiked to the tie on the outside of a track or the inside of a guard rail to prevent the rail from inclining backward ...

auxiliary fastenings

Railways; Railroad

Tie plates, rail anchors, lock washers, and rail braces.

auxiliary track fastenings

Railways; Railroad

The term commonly applied to spring washers, tie plates, rail braces, anticreepers and gage rods.

rail brand

Railways; Railroad

An identification mark, including manufacturer's name or initials, month and year the rail was rolled, weight per lineal yard, initials of section, number of the heat, portion of the ingot, and ...

rail break

Railways; Railroad

A gap in the rail that divides one track section from another on the layout. May be created using plastic (insulating) fishplates between the two sections of rail. Track sections will usually be ...

back to back

Railways; Railroad

The distance measured between the inside edges of the two wheels on an axle. Important for determining if a given wagon, carriage, or locomotive will run through a given piece of track that has check ...

rotary snowplow

Railways; Railroad

A car with a bladed wheel on the front end set at right angles to track and driven by an engine on the car. It cuts the snow and discharges it to one side of track.