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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Rail section

Railways; Railroad

The pattern or dimensional details of rail, such as width of base, height of rail, thickness of web, width and thickness of head, angle of head, and angle of base. Each particular pattern is ...

Ballast section

Railways; Railroad

The cross section of a track around and under the crossties and between and above the toes of the ballast slopes. This section may include sub ballast.

Ready-to-run

Railways; Railroad

A model that has already been completely built by the manufacturer prior to its purchase. It can be taken straight out of the box, placed on the layout, and run.

Reamer

Railways; Railroad

A steel tool designed to true or enlarge holes in wood or steel, to facilitate passage of bolts or rivets.

Reflector

Railways; Railroad

A lens device attached to switch stand, showing different colours to indicate position of switch. The colours arise from light reflected from the locomotive headlight.

Ballast tamper

Railways; Railroad

A power-operated machine for compacting ballast under crossties.

Relay

Railways; Railroad

An electrical device which contains motors or magnets which, when excited, cause circuits to open and/or close. This, in turn, allows switches to be thrown or signals to display desired indications.