railworks
Where locomotives maintained
Railworks refers to the infrastructure, facilities, and operations involved in building, maintaining, or running a railway system.
This includes tracks, stations, depots, and associated structures: The old railworks has been converted into a museum.
The term may also denote a company or site where railway equipment is manufactured or repaired.
Ship stability material
- sleepersUnactivated spies or surprise hits
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- spikesSharp metal protrusions
- gaugeStandard of measurement
switches · turnouts · crossties · trackbed · frogs · tamping · alignment · spiking
Act of unearthing
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- craneLifter or wader
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- rebarSteel strengthening concrete
blueprint · foundation · welder · jackhammer · hardhat · surveyor · backhoe · girder
Elevated bridges over valleys
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- embankmentRaised earth structure
- culvertsTunnels for water flow
overpass · underpass · trestle · abutment · retaining wall · cutting · grade crossing · roundhouse
Railway pulling machine
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- electricPowered by current
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
wagon · freight car · bogie · coupling · pantograph · tender · boxcar · flatcar
Measuring and charting terrain
- structuralRelating to building framework
- civilMinimally polite
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- loadCarried weight or burden
gradient · curvature · superelevation · drainage · specifications · feasibility · route planning · environmental assessment
Engaging by overlap
- semaphoreFlag-based signaling system
- pointsUnits of tally
- signal boxRail junction control cabin
- control panelInterface for operating machinery
ballast
Ship stability material
gauge · switches · turnouts · crossties · trackbed · frogs · tamping · alignment · spiking
excavation
Act of unearthing
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- craneLifter or wader
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
rebar · blueprint · foundation · welder · jackhammer · hardhat · surveyor · backhoe · girder · piling
viaducts
Elevated bridges over valleys
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- embankmentRaised earth structure
culverts · overpass · underpass · trestle · abutment · retaining wall · cutting · grade crossing · roundhouse · turntable
locomotive
Railway pulling machine
carriage · wagon · freight car · bogie · coupling · pantograph · tender · boxcar · flatcar · tank car
surveying
Measuring and charting terrain
- structuralRelating to building framework
- civilMinimally polite
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
load · gradient · curvature · superelevation · drainage · specifications · feasibility · route planning · environmental assessment · cost estimation
interlocking
Engaging by overlap
- semaphoreFlag-based signaling system
- pointsUnits of tally
- signal boxRail junction control cabin
railworksrolling stock
Wheeled railway equipment
trains · locomotives · railway carriages · railcars · freight cars