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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Auxiliary track fastenings

Railways; Railroad

The term commonly applied to spring washers, tie plates, rail braces, anticreepers and gauge rods.

Rail brand

Railways; Railroad

An identification mark, including manufacturer's name or initials, month and year the rail was rolled, weight per lineal yard, initials of section, number of the heat, portion of the ingot, and ...

Rail break

Railways; Railroad

A gap in the rail that divides one track section from another on the layout. May be created using plastic (insulating) fishplates between the two sections of rail. Track sections will usually be ...

Back to back

Railways; Railroad

The distance measured between the inside edges of the two wheels on an axle. Important for determining if a given wagon, carriage, or locomotive will run through a given piece of track that has ...

Rail creeping

Railways; Railroad

Intermittent longitudinal sliding movement of rails in track under traffic or because of temperature changes. The effect of rail creeping is resisted by anticreepers or rail anchors.

Backfill

Railways; Railroad

Material placed adjacent to an abutment, pier, retaining wall or other structure or part of a structure to fill the unoccupied portion of the foundation excavation. Soil, usually granular, placed ...