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  2. Norfolk Southern Lake Pontchartrain Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Norfolk Southern Lake Pontchartrain Bridge is a rolling lift trunnion bridge that carries a single-track of Norfolk Southern rail line over Lake Pontchartrain between Slidell and New Orleans, Louisiana, parallel to the Maestri Bridge [2] At 5.8 miles (9.3 km) long, it is the longest railroad bridge in the United States and the longest rail bridge over water in the world.

  3. Glossary of rail transport terms - Wikipedia

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    Part of a series on Rail transport History Company types Infrastructure Management Rail yard Railway station list Railway track Maintenance Track gauge Service and rolling stock Bogie (truck) Couplings Freight Locomotives Multiple units Passenger train Commuter High-speed Inter-city Regional Rail subsidies Railroad cars Operating Trains Maglev Monorail Urban rail transit Tram History Light ...

  4. List of road–rail bridges - Wikipedia

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    San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge carried two tracks of Key System between San Francisco and Oakland from 1936 until 1963. Mare Island Causeway is a lift bridge that links Mare Island to Vallejo, California, carrying a railroad track and a street. [58] Pit River Bridge across Lake Shasta- 4 lanes of Interstate 5 and also Union Pacific Railroad ...

  5. Railway track - Wikipedia

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    A railway track (British English and UIC terminology) or railroad track (American English), also known as a train track or permanent way (often "perway" [1] in Australia or "P Way" in Britain [2] and India), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, British English) and ballast (or ...

  6. Track ballast - Wikipedia

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    Track ballast is the material which forms the trackbed upon which railroad ties (UK: sleepers) are laid. It is packed between, below, and around the ties. [ 1 ] It is used to bear the compression load of the railroad ties, rails, and rolling stock ; to facilitate drainage ; and keep down vegetation that can compromise the integrity of the ...

  7. Landmark bullet train bridge in Fresno is finally complete ...

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    The viaduct will carry high-speed trains on elevated tracks up and over traffic on the freeway and Cedar and North avenues. Completion of the structure was announced on May 10, 2023.

  8. List of railway bridges and viaducts - Wikipedia

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    Harvey Railroad Bridge, crossing the Des Moines River east of Harvey, Iowa; Hi-Line Railroad Bridge, crossing the Sheyenne River in Valley City, North Dakota; Hunting Creek Railroad Bridge, crossing Hunting Creek at Morganton, North Carolina; India Point Railroad Bridge, crossing the Seekonk River between Providence and East Providence, Rhode ...

  9. Police rescue injured man from tracks seconds before an ...

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    A police officer risked his life to carry out the daring rescue of a man suffering a "mental health crisis" from train tracks, ... Police were called to a bridge on 2nd Avenue East and East ...