stock car
nounRail equipment
A railway car for carrying livestock.
Rail equipment
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stop the job
To completely stop all traffic.
stopper
nounRail equipment
A train that calls at all or almost all stations between its origin and destination, including very small ones.
strap rail
nounRail equipment
A flat railroad laid containing a metal strap, and placed upon a wooden rail.
summit
nounRail equipment
The highest point of a canal, railway, road, etc.
sunflower
nounRail equipment
An Automatic Warning System (AWS) indicator in the driver's cab that is displayed after a driver has acknowledged an audible warning, which consists of a yellow circle enclosing a white circle, with black spokes overlaid.
SVG
nameRail equipment
The station code of Stevenage railway station in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.
switcher
nounRail equipment
A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
switchman
nounRail equipment
A person who operates railway switches that route trains onto rail tracks.
tamper
nounRail equipment
A railway vehicle used to tamp down ballast.
tangent
adjectiveRail equipment
Straight; not horizontally curved.
tank
nounRail equipment
Ellipsis of tank engine or tank locomotive.
tank car
nounRail equipment
A railroad car or rolling stock designed to transport liquids or gases.
tank wagon
nounRail equipment
A rail wagon designed to transport liquids or gases.
team track
nounRail equipment
a railroad siding where customers can load and unload freight cars themselves.
tender
nounRail equipment
A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
tender cab
nounRail equipment
A section of cab added to the front of a steam locomotive tender, to provide protection for the engine crew in inclement weather when running tender-first.
tender engine
nounRail equipment
Any steam locomotive that has a tender attached, carrying its supply of fuel and water; the term is normally used to distinguish from a tank engine.
TGV
nounRail equipment
A French national high-speed train, run by the railway service of the same name.
thrash
nounRail equipment
The roar and smoke of a particularly powerful diesel engine.
through train
nounRail equipment
a train that travels a long distance without any stops
tie plate
nounRail equipment
A steel plate used on rail tracks between flanged T rail and the crossties.
tipple
nounRail equipment
An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.
TOC
nounRail equipment
Initialism of train operating company.
tokenless block
nounRail equipment
A type of signalling system on a single-track line which dispenses with the need for a train to carry a token (physical object exchanged between drivers and signalmen).
torpedo
nounRail equipment
A small explosive device attached to the top of the rail to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.
TPH
nounRail equipment
Initialism of trains per hour.
track circuit
nounRail equipment
an electrical circuit in a railway track used for signalling purposes.
track pan
nounRail equipment
a long trough placed between the rails in a railroad track, which enabled a steam locomotive to replenish its water supply without stopping by lowering a scoop.
track pizza
A person hit by a train after jumping or falling in front of it.
tracklayer
nounRail equipment
A workman whose work involves putting the track in place.
trackless
adjectiveRail equipment
Of a train, tram, etc.: not running on tracks.
tracklifting
nounRail equipment
The process of removal of railway track, in particular from a railway line permanently closed to traffic.
traductor
nounRail equipment
A long arm that is used to suspend a bag to be dropped onto a passing train and which retracts automatically be means of a spring when the bag is dropped.
traffic mile
nounRail equipment
Any unit of the total obtained by adding the passenger miles and ton miles in a railroad's transportation for a given period.
trailable
adjectiveRail equipment
Of a system of points: arranged so that the train may run through them in a trailing direction, even if it is not set for that route.
trailing
adjectiveRail equipment
That converge in the direction of travel.
trailing wheel
nounRail equipment
On a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel or axle located behind the driving wheels.
train ferry
nounRail equipment
A ferry used to transport rail vehicles from one railway line to another across a stretch of water.
train mile
A unit used in estimating railway running expenses, etc.: the total number of miles run by all the trains of a railroad, or system of railroads, as within a given time, or for a given expenditure.
train order
nounRail equipment
Formerly, a telegraphed or written instruction issued by a dispatcher to train crews and other railroad employees, concerning changes in operation of a particular train.
trainagraph
nounRail equipment
An instrument for recording the pressures in a train's braking system.
trainload
nounRail equipment
The amount that can be transported by a train.
trainman
nounRail equipment
A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.
trainmaster
nounRail equipment
A superintendent or supervisor of a freight railroad, responsible for train movements, crew assignments, derailments and more.
tramline
nounRail equipment
The rails that a tram runs on.
tri-mode
adjectiveRail equipment
Of a train or locomotive: Designed to operate on electricity on electrified lines, or diesel-electric power (from a diesel generator) or battery power on non-electrified lines.
triage
nounRail equipment
A marshalling yard, classification yard.
triangle
nounRail equipment
A triangular formation of railway tracks, with a curve on at least one side.
trip slip
nounRail equipment
A strip of paper on which a conductor must punch a hole when a fare is taken.
tripcock
nounRail equipment
A train-mounted safety device which interacts with a trackside device to stop a train automatically if it passes a signal at danger (showing a red light).
truck
nounRail equipment
A railroad car, chiefly one designed to carry goods.
trunk line
nounRail equipment
A main railway line which usually forms the backbone of a rail network.
TST
nameRail equipment
The station code of Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong.
turnout
nounRail equipment
A place where moveable rails allow a train to switch tracks; a set of points.
turntable
nounRail equipment
A rotating platform placed in a circular pit, used for turning locomotives, cars, or trucks.
turret
nounRail equipment
The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car, with sides that are pierced for light and ventilation.
twinset
nounRail equipment
A pair of cars or locomotives that are permanently coupled and treated as a single unit.
unfitted
Of trains, or wagons in the train, not having a through brake pipe, or brakes on the wagons that can be operated from the locomotive (the wagons did have handbrakes however).
union station
nounRail equipment
A railroad station shared by more than one railroad company, usually to spread the costs and ease the logistics of serving a particular town by rail.