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  2. Spreader (railroad) - Wikipedia

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    A spreader is a type of maintenance equipment designed to spread or shape ballast profiles. The spreader spreads gravel along the railroad ties. The various ploughs, wings and blades of specific spreaders allow them to remove snow, build banks, clean and dig ditches, evenly distribute gravel, as well as trim embankments of brush along the side of the track.

  3. Container spreader - Wikipedia

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    The spreader is placed between the container and the lifting machine. [1] The spreader used for containers has a locking mechanism at each corner that attaches to the four corners of the container. A spreader can be used on a container crane, a straddle carrier and with any other machinery to lift containers. Spreader operation can be manual ...

  4. North American railroad signaling - Wikipedia

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    The RTC can also issue special permissions to trains via radio. In order to pass signals set at stop (Rule 564), reverse direction within a block (Rule 577) or enter the main line at a manual switch not equipped with a signal (Rule 568), the train crew must copy the RTC's instructions and repeat them back correctly before being allowed to proceed.

  5. Template:Wildwood Subdivision - Wikipedia

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    This is a route-map template for the Wildwood Subdivision, a CSX railway line in the United States.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.

  6. Glossary of rail transport terms - Wikipedia

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    Spreader A Jordan spreader Maintenance of way equipment designed to spread or shape ballast profiles, remove snow, clean and dig ditches as well as trim embankments Spur line A very short branch line may be called a spur line. Self-propelled ultrasonic rail testing (SPURT) (India) A self-propelled rail-defect detector car [245] Staff and ticket

  7. CSX Transportation - Wikipedia

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    CSX began operating its trains on its portion of the Conrail network on June 1, 1999. CSX now serves much of the Eastern United States, with a few routes into nearby Canadian cities. The two competitors were unwilling to give one company full control of busy industrial areas in Detroit, Philadelphia, and northern New Jersey (the Chemical Coast).

  8. GE B36-7 - Wikipedia

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    The B36-7 was developed from the B30-7, and externally is identical to its predecessor. [1] The first 4 B36-7s were built for the Cotton Belt in January 1980, as modified B30-7s with increased horsepower and several new design features: according to Extra 2200 South magazine these units featured General Electric's new Sentry Adhesion System, a wheel slip detection system.

  9. Hydraulic rescue tool - Wikipedia

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    A spreader is a hydraulic tool that is designed with two arms that come together in a narrow tip, and that uses hydraulic pressure to separate or spread the arms. The tip of the tool can be inserted into a narrow gap between two vehicle panels (such as between two doors, or between a door and a fender), then operated to create or widen an opening.