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Traffic barrier with a pedestrian guardrail behind it. Traffic barriers (known in North America as guardrails or guard rails, [1] in Britain as crash barriers, [2] and in auto racing as Armco barriers [3]) keep vehicles within their roadway and prevent them from colliding with dangerous obstacles such as boulders, sign supports, trees, bridge abutments, buildings, walls, and large storm drains ...
The following is a list of railroad companies that serve(d) Dallas. The first year is the year service began; the last is the year service was halted. 1872–1934 Houston and Texas Central Railroad (absorbed into the TNO) 1873–1976 Texas and Pacific Railway; 1878–1880 Dallas and Wichita Railroad; 1878 Dallas, Cleburne and Rio Grande Railroad
A cable barrier separating lanes on a 2+1 road in Sweden. A cable barrier, sometimes referred to as guard cable or wire rope safety barrier (WRSB), is a type of roadside or median safety traffic barrier/guard rail.
The ET-Plus Guardrail system is a guardrail end terminal system manufactured by Trinity Highway Products, based in Dallas, Texas. The ET-Plus was designed at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and built by Trinity. The end terminal cap absorbs the impact of a crash. The wooden posts break and the guardrail collapses. [3]
Guard rails at Diêu Trì railway station, Vietnam This curved track in Myanmar, near Pekon, includes a guard rail on the inside rail of the curve. In rail transport, guard rails or check rails are rails used in the construction of the track, placed parallel to regular running rail to keep the wheels of rolling stock in alignment to prevent derailment.
Guardrail protecting expensive machinery. The majority of safety guardrails used in industrial workplaces are made from fabricated steel. Steel guardrail was originally developed by Armco (The American Rolling Mill Company) in 1933 as highway guardrail but is often used in the factories and warehouses of the industrial sector, despite not being intended for this application. [4]
Dallas, Cleburne and Southwestern Railway: MKT: 1902 1923 N/A Dallas, Fort Worth and Gulf Railway: SSW: 1899 1901 Dallas Terminal Railway and Union Depot Company: Dallas and Greenville Railway: MKT: 1886 1886 Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway: Dallas and New Mexico Railway: SLSF: 1908 Gulf, Texas and Western Railway: Dallas, Pacific and ...
The DART light rail system serves the metropolitan area of Dallas, Texas.It is owned and operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). The system opened June 14, 1996 and serves 65 stations and four lines, covering 93 miles (149.7 km): the Blue Line, the Red Line, the Green Line, and the Orange Line.