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the track can carry. Other profiles of rail include: bullhead rail; grooved rail; flat-bottomed rail (Vignoles rail or flanged T-rail); bridge rail (inverted...60 KB (6,621 words) - 10:04, 22 May 2024
In rail transport, track gauge is the distance between the two rails of a railway track. All vehicles on a rail network must have wheelsets that are compatible...54 KB (5,384 words) - 22:07, 10 March 2024- as the reference rail. For example, North America uses the reference rail as the line rail which is the east rail of tangent track running north and...21 KB (2,802 words) - 04:03, 7 October 2023
the train order system. In any given country, rail traffic generally runs to one side of a double-track line, not always the same side as road traffic...37 KB (4,722 words) - 09:35, 26 May 2024
rail History of rail transport Iron rails Permanent way (history) Plateway Rail lengths Rail Squeal Rail Steel Patent Rail tracks Railway guide rail Structural...37 KB (4,320 words) - 18:20, 28 May 2024
single-track railway is a railway where trains traveling in both directions share the same track. Single track is usually found on lesser-used rail lines...6 KB (763 words) - 01:28, 17 May 2024
Railgrinder (redirect from Rail grinder)trains using the track. Rail grinders were developed to increase the lifespan of the tracks being serviced for rail corrugation. Rail grinding is a process...14 KB (1,873 words) - 02:55, 7 September 2023
A siding, in rail terminology, is a low-speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line, branch line, or spur. It...10 KB (1,143 words) - 18:55, 13 April 2024
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is an Australian Government-owned statutory corporation. It operates one of the largest rail networks in the...21 KB (1,708 words) - 04:58, 30 April 2024
A third rail, also known as a live rail, electric rail or conductor rail, is a method of providing electric power to a railway locomotive or train, through...50 KB (6,585 words) - 16:21, 3 May 2024
Railroad tie (redirect from Track sleeper)jointed track. Rails in the US may be fastened to the tie by a railroad spike; iron/steel baseplates screwed to the tie and secured to the rail by a proprietary...38 KB (3,895 words) - 19:51, 20 February 2024
Train station (redirect from Rail station)Design (TM 1.1.21)" (PDF). California High-Speed Rail Program. Retrieved 18 March 2014. "Station Track". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 18 March...47 KB (4,938 words) - 15:24, 24 May 2024
standing on the tracks. Low friction on the tracks usually makes it impossible for the train to stop quickly enough. On urban mass transit rail systems that...118 KB (13,888 words) - 19:42, 5 June 2024
High-speed rail High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilizing trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using...172 KB (19,473 words) - 10:14, 5 June 2024
passenger rail service in Canada. Via Rail operates over 500 trains per week across eight Canadian provinces and 12,500 kilometres (7,800 mi) of track, 97 percent...97 KB (9,590 words) - 02:38, 23 May 2024
terms rail anchors, tie plates, chairs and track fasteners are used to refer to parts or all of a rail fastening system. The components of a rail fastening...22 KB (2,615 words) - 17:35, 30 May 2024
due to network inadequacies (e.g. single-tracking) or changing demographics. In contrast with most light rail systems, an MCS usually runs on a fully grade...53 KB (2,751 words) - 23:32, 20 April 2024
A track circuit is an electrical device used to prove the absence of a train on rail tracks to signallers and control relevant signals. An alternative...28 KB (3,775 words) - 04:53, 28 December 2023
The Chenab Rail Bridge is a steel and concrete arch bridge carrying a single-track railway line, located between Bakkal and Kauri in the Reasi district...29 KB (2,451 words) - 20:46, 14 May 2024
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