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Rail transport terms are a form of technical terminology applied to railways. Although many terms are uniform across different nations and companies, they are by no means universal, with differences often originating from parallel development of rail transport systems in different parts of the world, and in the national origins of the engineers and managers who built the inaugural rail infrastructure. An example is the term railroad, used (but not exclusively) in North America, and railway, generally used in English-speaking countries outside North America and by the International Union of Railways. In English-speaking countries outside the United Kingdom, a mixture of US and UK terms may exist.[1]
The abbreviation "UIC" refers to terminology adopted by the International Union of Railways in its official publications and thesaurus.[2]
Also Centering spring cylinder.
A cylindrical cast-iron holder in which an adjusting string is placed.[3]Also Railway air brake.
Also Main Reservoir and Reservoir.
Also see Reverser handle.
A metal casting incorporating a slot that allows the casting to fit over the rail near the wheel of a derailed car. The locomotive then pushes or pulls the car so that the derailed wheel runs up the rerailer and back on to the track.[214]
Also see Extended Wagon Top Boiler.
Also see Waist Sheet.
Also see Expansion Knee.
Also see Valve Gear.
Also see Grate
Also Adhesion railway.
Also Adhesion railway.
Also Adhesion railway.
Also see Train Air Signal Apparatus.
Also see Control System.
Also see Hub.
Also see Whistle Stem.
Also Coupler Yoke, Bell Yoke, Guide Yoke, Valve Yoke.
Non-signaled (dark) territory presents a unique problem for rail safety
Siding (passing track, side track): A track adjacent to a main or a secondary track, for meeting, passing, or storing cars or trains
crossing loop: ... a facility that permits trains to both cross and pass each other.
Babbage suggested to Hodgson of the railway company what was later called a 'cow-catcher' for sweeping obstacles off the line.
Terminal Railroad definition.