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  2. Track gauge conversion - Wikipedia

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    Track gauge conversion is the changing of one railway track gauge (the distance between the running rails) to another. In general, requirements depend on whether the conversion is from a wider gauge to a narrower gauge or vice versa, on how the rail vehicles can be modified to accommodate a track gauge conversion, and on whether the gauge conversion is manual or automated.

  3. Digging bar - Wikipedia

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    Using digging bars to move rocks A girl and a man dig a hole with a heavy digging bar to plant a tree. Common uses of digging bars include breaking up clay, concrete, frozen ground, and other hard materials, moving or breaking up tree roots and obstacles, and making holes in the ground for fence posts.

  4. Railway track - Wikipedia

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    A railway track (CwthE and UIC terminology) or railroad track (NAmE), also known as permanent way (CwthE) [1] or "P Way" (BrE [2] and Indian English), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers (railroad ties in American English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade.

  5. Rail fastening system - Wikipedia

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    Spring spikes or elastic rail spikes [25] are used with flat-bottomed rail, baseplates and wooden sleepers. The spring spike holds the rail down and prevents tipping and also secures the baseplate to the sleeper. [26] The Macbeth spike (trade name) is a two-pronged U-shaped staple-like spike bent so that it appears M-shaped when viewed from the ...

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  7. Nail (fastener) - Wikipedia

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    5) concrete 6) spiral-shank 7) ring-shank (a used, bent "gun" nail, with barbs left over from the tool's feed system) Horseshoe nails Nail-maker's work-bench or anvil in a storeroom of the Black Country Living Museum Railroad spikes of the old Jezreel Valley railway (part of the Hejaz Railway ), found near Kfar Baruch (Israel) A capped nail for ...

  8. I Have Diabetes and I Tried Eating Only Plants for Two Weeks ...

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    By focusing on high-fiber, whole foods, I was able to prevent significant blood sugar spikes after meals, even when my meals were higher in carbohydrates. Makes sense, especially since research ...

  9. Puppy Only Wants to Be Held? Here's What to Do - AOL

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    4. Make Training Fun. For puppies of this age, training should be short and sweet, just 1 to 2 minutes max, and it should be very low-pressure: Smile as you train and make it fun.