railheads
Where railways end
Railheads is the plural of railhead, which has two main senses.
A railhead is the end point of a railway line—where tracks terminate and cargo must transfer to other transport: Supplies were trucked from the railhead to forward positions.
In military contexts, it's specifically where materiel is unloaded for distribution to troops.
Railhead also means the end of a rail itself, the part that contacts train wheels.
Fixed stopping point
- depotVehicle storage facility
- terminusFinal destination point
- platformRaised flat structure
- trackPath or monitored route
freight · cargo · loading · unloading · yard · siding · junction · interchange
Furnish or stock
- depotVehicle storage facility
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- advanceMove or progress forward
frontline · campaign · deployment · quartermaster · encampment · offensive · reconnaissance · troops
Allocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- shipmentGoods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- freightGoods being transported
supply-chain · dispatch · receiving · transshipment · stockpile · consignment · forwarding · intermodal
station
Fixed stopping point
track · freight · cargo · loading · unloading · yard · siding · junction · interchange · transfer
supply
Furnish or stock
- depotVehicle storage facility
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
advance · frontline · campaign · deployment · quartermaster · encampment · offensive · reconnaissance · troops · reinforcement
distribution
Allocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- shipmentGoods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
freight · supply-chain · dispatch · receiving · transshipment · stockpile · consignment · forwarding · intermodal · transfer
- military logisticssupply depots, supply lines, supply depot, resupply, supply ships
railheadsfront lines
Active battle area
forward positions · combat zones · trenches · firing lines · beachheads