heavy rail
Full-scale train transport
Heavy rail is urban or regional passenger rail transit using dedicated tracks separated from road traffic, distinguished from light rail by higher capacity, longer trains, and typically grade-separated infrastructure.
Subways, metros, and elevated trains are heavy rail systems: The city's heavy rail network carries two million riders daily.
The term also applies to freight railroads using standard-gauge track with heavier loads than light rail can accommodate.
Path or monitored route
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- ballastShip stability material
- sleeperOne at rest
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
signal · crossing · junction · grade · embankment · bridge · trestle · viaduct
One who travels regularly
- intercityBetween different urban areas
- AmtrakU.S. passenger rail corporation
- platformRaised flat structure
- stationFixed stopping point
carriage · coach · ticket · timetable · conductor · express · terminal · departure
Machine producing motion
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- electricPowered by current
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
horsepower · cab · coupler · bogie · pantograph · consist · headlamp · horn
Transported goods
- shipmentGoods being transported
- goodsThings for sale
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
bulk · containers · intermodal · boxcar · tanker · hopper · flatcar · freight yard
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- foundryMetal casting facility
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
- millGrain-crushing facility
plant · manufacturing · assembly · fabrication · ironworks · production · machinery · welding
track
Path or monitored route
switch · signal · crossing · junction · grade · embankment · bridge · trestle · viaduct · right-of-way
commuter
One who travels regularly
- intercityBetween different urban areas
- AmtrakU.S. passenger rail corporation
- platformRaised flat structure
station · carriage · coach · ticket · timetable · conductor · express · terminal · departure · arrival
engine
Machine producing motion
traction · horsepower · cab · coupler · bogie · pantograph · consist · headlamp · horn · livery
cargo
Transported goods
logistics · bulk · containers · intermodal · boxcar · tanker · hopper · flatcar · freight yard · siding
steel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
- foundryMetal casting facility
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- metallurgyScience of extracting metals
mill · plant · manufacturing · assembly · fabrication · ironworks · production · machinery · welding · factory
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
- rail systemsrailroad, railway, metro, subway, monorail
- rail transportfreight train, train stations, passenger train, commuter train, express train
- rail transitsubway, metro, tram, train, trains
- railshandrail, guardrail, monorail, banister, railing
- railroadstrains, train, tracks, track, locomotive
heavy raillight rail
Urban passenger train network
light rail transit · streetcar · tram · trolley · monorail
heavy railbus
Large passenger vehicle
shuttle bus · jitney · paratransit · rideshare · vanpool
heavy, rail, heavily, heaviness, heavyset, heavyweight, heavy-hearted