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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A roofed structure built over tracks to protect traffic against snow blockades. Restricted to locations where snow encroaches seriously and cannot be handled with plows, usually in side-hill cuts on ...

Compound curve

Railways; Railroad

A horizontal curve in which the degree of curvature varies in different parts of the curve.

Solenoid

Railways; Railroad

The coil of wire within a point motor or relay through which power is fed to operate the unit. The coil of wire will act as a magnet when a current is fed through it.

Compound ladder

Railways; Railroad

A way of splitting one track into many in the shortest possible distance by placing another turnout on each track coming from the previous one.

Solid top

Railways; Railroad

A layout having a solid baseboard across the entire board. Scenery is only at and above track level and is supported on the board.

Compression

Railways; Railroad

An axle force or stress caused by equal and opposite forces pushing at the ends of a member. In simple bending it is also present above or below the neutral axis.