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,...

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...

Grinders Switch is a location just outside Centerville, Tennessee, which consists of little more than the railroad switch for which it is named. Grinders...

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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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...

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...

be "by state". List of U.S. railroads List of Canadian railroads List of Mexican railroads Switching and terminal railroad Bayside Canadian Railway - a...

Texas Inman, Kansas, once known as Aiken Delta, Utah, originally a railroad switch known as Aiken Aiken (surname) Aiken code, a complementary BCD code...

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,...

located in Penobscot County and Piscataquis County. The site of the railroad switch and the two locomotives are popularly known as the 'ghost trains';...

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...

year. Local railroads: smaller than a regional railroad, but engage in line-haul service. Switching and terminal railroads: mainly switch cars between...

2002: Skamo (Nowe Skalmierzyce, Poland); railroad switch manufacturer. 2003: MIN Skretnice (Serbia); railroad switch manufacturer. 2004: The diesel locomotive...

locomotive (Pennsylvania Railroad terminology) is a locomotive used for maneuvering railway vehicles over short distances. Switchers do not usually move trains...

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...

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...

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...

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...

single track road where vehicles can pull over to let others pass Railroad switch (US), turnout or set of points, a mechanical installation enabling...

Timesaver is a well-known model railroad switching puzzle (U.K. English: shunting puzzle) created by John Allen. It consists of a specific track layout...

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...

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...

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...

junction is a triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines with a railroad switch (set of points) at each corner connecting to each incoming line. [citation...

offices in the Ferry Building. Its function was to switch railroad cars from four major railroads to points along its system and vice versa. At the southern...

In 1921, in the Second Polish Republic, he founded the Zwrotnica ('Railroad switch') monthly, devoted mostly to avant-garde movements in contemporary...

network. a railroad switching station. a telephone switching station. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Switching station...

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 abandonment...

A road switcher locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive designed to both haul railcars in mainline service and shunt them in railroad yards. Both type...