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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Starting signal

Railways; Railroad

An extra signal placed at the departure end of a platform so as to allow trains to run into the station and stop even though there is a train in the next section.

The complete area including platforms, goods yard, MPD or TMD, and carriage sidings that is contained within the one control area. The length of a station is measured between shunting limits (from ...

Curve runoff

Railways; Railroad

The profile through which the super elevation of a curve is brought to the level of the tangent, or through which different elevations on a compound curve are connected.

Rotary snowplough

Railways; Railroad

A car with a bladed wheel on the front end set at right angles to track and driven by an engine on the car. It cuts the snow and discharges it to one side of track.