A railroad switch (AE), turnout, or [set of] points (CE) is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another,...

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A switching and terminal railroad is a freight railroad company whose primary purpose is to perform local switching services or to own and operate a terminal...

Grinders Switch is a location just outside Centerville, Tennessee, which consists of little more than the railroad switch for which it is named. Grinders...

chlorine exposure. The crash was determined to be caused by a misaligned railroad switch. On January 5, 2005, NS local train P22 (led by GP59 #4622) began its...

swindle Railroad switch, a mechanical installation that creates a junction between multiple railroad tracks Switching (disambiguation) Code-switching (disambiguation)...

moving blades of a railroad switch can be connected to the closure rails by looser-than-normal fishplates. This is called a heeled switch. Alternatively,...

tracks to join or cross and is usually part of a level junction or railroad switch. A frog war usually begins with legal actions, such as filing lawsuits...

triangle) is a triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines with a railroad switch (set of points) at each corner connecting to the incoming lines. A...

A harp switch stand is a type of railroad switch stand that was most common during the 19th century in the United States. The name derives from the characteristic...

be "by state". List of U.S. railroads List of Canadian railroads List of Mexican railroads Switching and terminal railroad Bayside Canadian Railway - a...

A switcher locomotive (American English), shunter locomotive (British English), or shifter locomotive (Pennsylvania Railroad terminology) is a locomotive...

caused a part of the wheel to become caught in a railroad switch (points), changing the direction of the switch as the train passed over it. This led to the...

A dead man's switch is a switch that is designed to be activated or deactivated if the human operator becomes incapacitated, such as through death, loss...

A swingnose crossing or moveable point frog is a device used at a railroad switch to eliminate the gap at the common crossing (a.k.a. frog) which can...

North American railroads. The second type of derail is the "split rail" type. These are basically a complete or partial railroad switch which directs the...

Marshalling (UK) or classification (US) yard Switcher locomotive Switching and terminal railroad Reciprocal switching Esbester, Mike (27 March 2023). "The Accidents"...

or output Points, a contact breaker in an ignition system Points, a railroad switch (British English) Points, the clock position of an object seen from...

2002: Skamo (Nowe Skalmierzyce, Poland); railroad switch manufacturer. 2003: MIN Skretnice (Serbia); railroad switch manufacturer. 2004: The diesel locomotive...

Train shunting puzzles, also often called railway shunting puzzles or railroad switching puzzles, are a type of puzzle. Shunting puzzles usually consist of...

single track road where vehicles can pull over to let others pass Railroad switch (US), turnout or set of points, a mechanical installation enabling...

network. a railroad switching station. a telephone switching station. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Switching station...

year. Local railroads: smaller than a regional railroad, but engage in line-haul service. Switching and terminal railroads: mainly switch cars between...

blades, the operator must raise them when the flanger car approaches a railroad switch or grade crossing. In regions where flangers are often used, signs...

Eisenbahner Turn- und Sportverein). Weiche is the German term for railroad switch but also the name of the Flensburg suburb the club hails from. The...

constructed in 1896 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (The New Haven) to control switches at the junction between the New Haven Line and the Danbury...

a railroad station house. At its peak in the early 20th century, the community had fifty-seven residents. Now mostly deserted except for a railroad switch...

called Grinders Switch. Grinders Switch was a community just outside Centerville that consisted of little more than a railroad switch. Those who knew...

Texas Inman, Kansas, once known as Aiken Delta, Utah, originally a railroad switch known as Aiken Aiken (surname) Aiken code, a complementary BCD code...

The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (reporting mark TRRA) is a Class III switching and terminal railroad that handles traffic in the St. Louis...