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Railway
Relating to the infrastructure developed for the transport of trains.
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advanced signal
Transportation; Railway
A fixed signal used in connection with one or more signals to govern the approach of a train or engine to such signal.
advanced train control system (ATCS)
Transportation; Railway
Term referring to the next generation of train control. Aspects of control include accurate train location, train and locomotive monitoring and reporting, computerized analysis and track orders, and ...
adzing machine
Transportation; Railway
Portable power-operated machine designed to adz (smooth) the rail seat on ties to provide proper bearing for rail or tie plates.
angle cock
Transportation; Railway
An appliance used for the purpose of opening or closing brake pipe on ends of cars, rear ends of tenders, and front ends of switch engines so equipped. Provision is made for the supporting hose at ...
antisplitting iron
Transportation; Railway
A piece of steel strip, beveled on both sides at one edge, and bent to a desired shape, for application by driving into the end (cross section) of a tie or timber to control its splitting.
approach track
Transportation; Railway
In signaling, the section of track on the approach side of a signal which is equipped with a circuit to detect the arrival of a train and transmit its presence to the controlling circuits of the ...
