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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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Track liner
Railways; Railroad
A device designed to minimise manual labour in lining track. It consists generally of a base resting securely on the roadbed to act as a fulcrum for some form of lever arm.
Track plan
Railways; Railroad
A diagram showing the arrangement of tracks on a layout. It can be either a to-scale drawing or a schematic diagram.
Grade line
Railways; Railroad
1. The line of a profile representing top-of-rail elevations of track. 2 A series of staked elevations transferring this line to the ground or roadbed.
Track scale
Railways; Railroad
A scale with a weighbridge supporting a section of running track, used to find weight of rolling stock.
Grade rail
Railways; Railroad
The rail first surfaced to track elevation; the line rail on tangents, the inner or low rail on curves.
Track section
Railways; Railroad
A section of track that is isolated from the rest of the layout by section breaks and which has its own track feed and section switch.
