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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Coaling stage

Railways; Railroad

A tower like arrangement over a track into which coal is mechanically loaded. The coal can be dropped directly into the tender of steam locomotives.

Slip

Railways; Railroad

A type of diamond crossing where trains can slip from one of the crossing tracks to the other.

Coefficient of thermal expansion

Railways; Railroad

The unit strain produced in a material by a change of one degree in temperature.

A structure erected to form artificial eddies on the windward side of a cut far enough to cause snow to deposit between fence and cut. A portable or permanent wood fence, a hedge, or stone fence is ...

Colour-light signal

Railways; Railroad

A signal that uses only coloured lights to provide an indication of how far in front of the train that the line is clear.

Snow melter

Railways; Railroad

A contrivance designed to prevent accumulation of snow and ice in tracks; sometimes a blowtorch held close to the snow, or a steam, electric, oil, or gas heater attached to the rails through the ...

Common return

Railways; Railroad

A method of wiring a layout whereby all of the wires going to one side of the track are wired together and permanently connected to one side of all controllers. This method permits single pole ...