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