Outfit cars
May 1, 2006

Outfit cars

Outfit cars Cars equipped with facilities for feeding and housing construction and maintenance employees in the field are known as…

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Rack and cable railways
May 1, 2006

Rack and cable railways

Virtually all the railways in the world employ the same system for moving the vehicles that travel over them: Power…

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Rail
May 1, 2006

Rail

Perhaps no part of railroading is as important as that which gave the industry its name: rail. Together with flanged-wheel…

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Trackage and haulage rights
May 1, 2006

Trackage and haulage rights

Because shippers’ distribution patterns are rarely congruent with any one rail carrier, railroads have developed two traditional methods of extending…

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