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This precludes use of the basic DC track circuit because the substantial traction currents overwhelm the very small track circuit currents. Where DC traction is used on the running line or on tracks in close proximity then DC track circuits cannot be used; similarly if 50 Hz AC electrification is used then 50 Hz AC track circuits cannot be used.
Tracks may be broadly categorized as live or dead track. Dead track is a simple design in which each track plate is connected to the rest with hinge-type pins. These dead tracks will lie flat if placed on the ground; the drive sprocket pulls the track around the wheels with no assistance from the track itself.
In the foreground is the third rail for the adjacent track. A third rail , also known as a live rail , electric rail or conductor rail , is a method of providing electric power to a railway locomotive or train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track .
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N-Fab's Growler steps were designed with maximum traction in mind. It features a 7-inch wide step that runs the length of the board with aggressive perforations running.
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Track gauge or rail gauge (also known as track gage in North America [8]) is the distance between the inner sides (gauge sides) of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Each country uses different gauges for different types of trains.
Axle counters are used in rail yards to detect train cars as they are sorted. Axle counters are placed on the track before each switch and on each track that exits the switch. Rail yard management software uses occupancy data from the axle counters to lock switches and prevent cars from being routed to tracks that are occupied by other cars.