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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Bridge, deck span

Railways; Railroad

A bridge in which the track is carried on top of the stringers (girders) or trusses.

A means of dividing up a model railway to give an impression that two areas are much further apart than they really are. This can be done using a tunnel where the two tunnel mouths which in reality ...

Bridge, girder

Railways; Railroad

A bridge in which the track is supported on the top of (deck girder) or between two or more steel plate girders (trough girder), normally used on spans of 30 to 120 feet.

Scrap rail

Railways; Railroad

Rails of standard section not fit for use as relayer rail.

Bridge, i-beam

Railways; Railroad

A stringer type bridge in which the stringers are steel I-beams that directly support the track or ballast section.

Scratch-built

Railways; Railroad

A model made entirely (or at least mostly) from parts that you have made yourself.

Screw spike

Railways; Railroad

A cylindrical threaded steel spike with a special head, designed to be turned with a special wrench into holes bored in ties, to secure rails or to act as a tie plate holder in tie plates with holes ...