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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siding (american)

Railways; Railroad

American prototype terminology for a loop.

catenary system

Railways; Railroad

A system of wires suspended between poles and bridges supporting overhead contact wires normally energized with electricity.

signal box

Railways; Railroad

A building from which the surrounding turnouts and signals are operated. May contain either a lever frame or in more modern signal boxes a panel containing switches and coloured lights.

simple curve

Railways; Railroad

A curve in the form of an arc of a circle usually described as to its degree of curvature.

A switch stand with a spindle higher than 1 foot but less than 2 feet. This type is commonly used in yards, less frequently on main track because targets are not as readily visible to engineman as ...