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  2. Tightlock coupling - Wikipedia

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    On a standard-gauge railway, the nominal mounting height for the coupler (rail top to coupler center) is 33 inches (838 mm), with a 34 + 1 ⁄ 2 ± 1 inch (876 ± 25 mm) maximum height on empty cars and 31 + 1 ⁄ 2 ± 1 inch (800 ± 25 mm) minimum height on loaded cars.

  3. Railroad tie - Wikipedia

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    A railroad tie, crosstie (American English), railway tie (Canadian English) or railway sleeper (Australian and British English) is a rectangular support for the rails in railroad tracks. Generally laid perpendicular to the rails, ties transfer loads to the track ballast and subgrade , hold the rails upright and keep them spaced to the correct ...

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Track gauge in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1886, the southern railroads agreed to coordinate changing gauge on all their tracks. After considerable debate and planning, most of the southern rail network was converted from 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge to 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) gauge, then the standard of the Pennsylvania Railroad, over two days

  7. Track gauge in North America - Wikipedia

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    In 1886, the southern railroads agreed to coordinate changing gauge on all their tracks. After considerable debate and planning, most of the southern rail network was converted from 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge to 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) gauge, then the standard of the Pennsylvania Railroad, over two days beginning on May 31, 1886. Over a period of 36 ...

  8. Standard-gauge railway - Wikipedia

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    Rail Baltica: Standard-gauge Rail Baltica railway is under construction and is scheduled to be completed by 2026. Cost studies have been undertaken for a potential overhaul of entire rail network to standard gauge. [41] Ethiopia: Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway; Addis Ababa Light Rail: 659 km (409 mi) Other standard gauge lines under construction ...

  9. Talk:Railroad tie - Wikipedia

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    Whether those two terms refer to the inch size of the railroad tie or something to do with the length of the railroad tie or the cross face measurements of the end of railroad tie is a mystery to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.13.154.3 ( talk ) 13:34, 18 October 2012 (UTC) [ reply ]

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