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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switch Light switch Load control switch Membrane switch MEMS switch Optical switch Piezo switch Pull switch Push switch Railroad switch Sense switch Slotted...
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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...
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Grinders Switch is a location just outside Centerville, Tennessee, which consists of little more than the railroad switch for which it is named. Grinders...
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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...
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swindle Railroad switch, a mechanical installation that creates a junction between multiple railroad tracks Switching (disambiguation) Code-switching (disambiguation)...
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Fishplate (section In rail switches)
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,...
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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...
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Wye (rail) (redirect from Wye (railroad))
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...
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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...
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be "by state". List of U.S. railroads List of Canadian railroads List of Mexican railroads Switching and terminal railroad Bayside Canadian Railway - a...
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A switcher locomotive (American English), shunter locomotive (British English), or shifter locomotive (Pennsylvania Railroad terminology) is a locomotive...
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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...
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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...
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Swingnose crossing (section Switched diamond)
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...
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Derail (redirect from Derail (railroad))
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...
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Shunting (rail) (redirect from Switching (railroad))
Marshalling (UK) or classification (US) yard Switcher locomotive Switching and terminal railroad Reciprocal switching Esbester, Mike (27 March 2023). "The Accidents"...
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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...
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2002: Skamo (Nowe Skalmierzyce, Poland); railroad switch manufacturer. 2003: MIN Skretnice (Serbia); railroad switch manufacturer. 2004: The diesel locomotive...
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Train shunting puzzle (redirect from Railroad Switching Puzzle)
Train shunting puzzles, also often called railway shunting puzzles or railroad switching puzzles, are a type of puzzle. Shunting puzzles usually consist of...
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network. a railroad switching station. a telephone switching station. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Switching station...
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year. Local railroads: smaller than a regional railroad, but engage in line-haul service. Switching and terminal railroads: mainly switch cars between...
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single track road where vehicles can pull over to let others pass Railroad switch (US), turnout or set of points, a mechanical installation enabling...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Texas Inman, Kansas, once known as Aiken Delta, Utah, originally a railroad switch known as Aiken Aiken (surname) Aiken code, a complementary BCD code...
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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...
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and a gable roof obscured by a stepped parapet. Named for a nearby railroad switch, it is the oldest surviving commercial building in the small community's...
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