rail spur
Short track offshoot
A rail spur is a short branch of railroad track that diverges from a main line, typically ending at a specific destination like a factory, warehouse, or mine.
Spurs allow freight cars to be loaded or unloaded without blocking the main track: The grain elevator had its own rail spur.
Also called a spur track.
- steel millAlloy production plant
- heavy industryCapital-intensive manufacturing sector
- sidingExterior wall covering
- freightGoods being transported
- freight carTrain vehicle for goods
turnout · grain elevator · transloading · loading dock · track · cargo · oil refinery · switch · lumber yard · intermodal · right of way · load capacity · chemical plant · short line · power plant · ballast · tie · gauge
railway hierarchy/centrality
rail spurmain line
Primary route in network
mainline · trunk line · arterial line · through line · express line
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