Rail transport Rail transport A Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers, by John Marshall (b. 1 May, 1922). ...more on Wikipedia about "A Biographical Dictionary of Railway Engineers"
The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit) wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. It is essentially a simplification of the European UIC classification, and it is widely used in North America to describe diesel and electric locomotives. It is not used for steam locomotives; instead, the Whyte notation is used. This system counts axles instead of wheels. Letters refer to powered axles, and numbers to unpowered (or idler) axles. "A" refers to one powered axle, "B" to two powered axles in a row, "C" to three powered axles in a row, and "D" to four powered axles in a row. "1" refers to one idler axle, and "2" to two idler axles in a row. A dash ("–") separates trucks, or wheel assemblies. A plus sign ("+") refers to articulation. ...more on Wikipedia about "AAR wheel arrangement"
Accesrail is a company that sells train tickets within the booking system for air travel, for trains in Sweden, Norway, United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands. ...more on Wikipedia about "AccesRail"
Advanced Train Control System, usually called ATCS, is a set of specifications designed to document the stated requirements of railroad operational and technical professionals concerning ATCS hardware and software. These specifications are designed to facilitate compatibility and standardization without limiting the internal design approaches of individual suppliers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Advanced Train Control System"
An armoured train is a train protected with armour. Usually they are equipped with artillery and machine gun railroad cars. Their use was the most common during late 19th and early 20th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Armoured train"
(Arrangements between railroads) Often, when a railroad first opens, it is only a short spur of a main line. The owner of the spur line may contract with the owner of the main line for operation of the contractee's trains, either as a separate line or as a branch with through service. This agreement may continue as the former railroad expands, or may be temporary until the line is completed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arrangements between railroads"
The Association of American Railroads is an industry trade group representing the freight railroads of North America ( Canada, Mexico and the United States). Amtrak and some regional commuter railroads are also members. ...more on Wikipedia about "Association of American Railroads"
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ATOS (pronounced "ah-toes") is an acronym for Autonomous Decentralized Transport Operation Control System, a computerized control system used by the East Japan Railway Company ( JR) to regulate train traffic on railway lines in metropolitan Tokyo, Japan. ATOS was designed by Hitachi and deployed on the Chuo Main Line in 1997. It is currently operational on ten lines. ...more on Wikipedia about "ATOS"
On railways, the axle load is the maximum weight of a train per pair of wheels allowable for a given section of track. The maximum axle load is related to the strength of the track, which is determined by weight of rails, density of sleepers and fixtures, train speeds, amount of ballast, and strength of bridges. Because track and especially the rails are expensive, it is desirable to optimise the track for a given axle load. If the track is overloaded by trains that are too heavy, it can be destroyed in a short time. It is convenient for the steelworks that rails are made in a limited number of sizes, so that a perfect match of rail weight and axle load is rarely achieved. New rail is often reserved for heavy main line use, which release good but lighter rail which can be cascaded for lighter duties on branch lines. The lightest rail cascaded from the lightest branchlines may have no railway use other that for structural items such as fenceposts, telegraph posts and for reinforcing concrete. ...more on Wikipedia about "Axle load"
Banana messengers were agents sent on U.S. railroads to accompany shipments of bananas. They were accorded special ticket rates, similar to those for railway employees and clergy, as late as the 1960s. The tickets were not honored on some premium quality trains. Reportedly, the reduced rate applied to the return trip (sans bananas) as well. The name has been adapted as a trademark or logo on some ladies' handbags and backpacks as of 2005. The name was also used to refer to some cabooses. Described in IC 9650-9956, these were steel underframe Drovers cabooses built between 1897 and 1913 and reclassified as Banana Messengers sometime between 1955 and 1963. The last five were scrapped or sold between 1963 and 1971. ...more on Wikipedia about "Banana messenger"
A Bank Engine or Engines is a railway locomotive attached to a train that does not have enough tractive effort to climb a steep but short gradient, also called a bank. Bankers were also used to protect against wagons or coaches breaking away, in which case they might run in front of a train going downhill. In many countries, they went out of use with the introduction of advanced braking systems and diesel powered locomotives. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bank engine"
Banverket is the authority responsible for rail traffic in Sweden. Banverket was formed in 1988 when Statens Järnvägar was split, leaving Statens Järnvägar as mainly a railway operator and real estate owner, only to be split again in 2001. Its headquarters are located in Borlänge, Sweden. The acting Director General (2005) of Banverket is Per-Olof Granbom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Banverket"
A boxcab, in railroad terminology, is a locomotive in which the machinery and crew areas are enclosed in a box-like superstructure. It is a term mostly used in North America. Boxcabs may use any source of power, although few steam locomotives are so described; most are diesel or electric locomotives. Boxcabs do not have rounded or styled ends, or a superstructure consisting of multiple boxy structures. Most boxcabs date from before World War II. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boxcab"
A brakeman is a trainboard rail transport worker. Historically, the brakeman was the person who would walk the length of a train atop the cars while the train is in motion and turn the brake wheel on each car to apply the train's brakes. A brakeman's duties also included ensuring that the couplings between cars were properly set, lining switches and signalling to the train operators while performing switching operations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brakeman" Please inform your friends about http://www.shortopedia.com
A branch line is a relatively minor railway line which branches off a more important through route. ...more on Wikipedia about "Branch line"
With railways, a break-of-gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock cannot run through without some form of conversion between gauges, and freight and passengers must otherwise be transloaded. Either way, a break-of-gauge adds delays, cost and inconvenience to traffic that must pass from one gauge to another. ...more on Wikipedia about "Break-of-gauge"
The Breitspurbahn was a wide-track railroad planned by Adolf Hitler during his leadership of Germany. This wide-track railroad had a track width (rail separation) of 3 meters (twice the width of typical European narrow-gauge track). Hitler's plans were to connect Berlin with Munich, Hamburg and Linz, not only with standard gauge railroad, but also with a broad-gauge system. Hitler's ultimate goal was to connect the "re-conquered" "Lebensraum" in the East with this system, with an eventual goal of making Rostov accessible to Germans via this network. ...more on Wikipedia about "Breitspurbahn"
A bridge line is a rail carrier tasked primarily with moving traffic from one major carrier to another (hence the " bridge" moniker). Bridge lines often were located between two major cities, connecting rail carriers that served those cities and interchanging their cars. As railroads have continued to evolve and large Class I railroads have sought to keep cars on line (as well as collect the revenues for the tonnage moved over their own route miles), most bridge lines are now gone. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bridge line"
Broad gauge railways use a rail gauge (distance between the rails) greater than the standard gauge of . ...more on Wikipedia about "Broad gauge"
(Budd Rail Diesel Car) :For other meanings of RDC, see RDC (disambiguation). ...more on Wikipedia about "Budd Rail Diesel Car"
A cable car or cable railway is a mass transit system using rail cars that are propelled by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed. Individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping this cable as required. Cable cars are sometimes confused with funiculars, where the cars are permanently attached to the cable. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cable car (railway)" This article is made on http://www.shortopedia.com
The Cape-Cairo Railway is an uncompleted project to cross Africa from south to north by rail. This plan was initiated at the end of the 19th century, during the time of colonial rule, largely under the vision of Cecil Rhodes, in the attempt to connect adjacent African possessions of the British Empire through a continuous line from Cape Town, South Africa, to Cairo, Egypt. While most sections of the Cape to Cairo railway are in operation, a major part is missing between Sudan and Uganda. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cape-Cairo railway"
A railroad car float is an unpowered barge with rail tracks mounted on its deck. It is used to move railroad cars across water obstacles, or to locations they could not otherwise access, and is pushed or towed by a tugboat. As such, the car float is a specialised form of the train ferry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Car float"
In the Australian transportation industry, Chain of Responsibility is a legal principle which allows an organization to hold supervisors accountable for setting unrealistic expectations that present a safety hazard. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chain of Responsibility"
The Chicago Rapid Transit Company (CRT) was a privately-owned firm providing rapid transit rail service in Chicago, Illinois and several adjacent communities between the years 1924 and 1947. The CRT is one of the predecessors of the Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago's present mass transit operator. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chicago Rapid Transit Company"
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