Branch Line
A railway route which branches off a main through route at one end, and usually finishes at a terminus at the other end.
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The good old days of 40 foot boxcars, 90 ton hoppers, tanks cars, passengers cars, exclusive coashes and plain old flat cars. This is the place to talk rolling stock.
Branch lines were opened from Dalby to Tara, in 1911 Jandowae in 1914 and Meandarra in 1927. Branch lines were completed from Oakey to Cooyar in 1913, Evanslea in 1915 and Cecil Plains in 1919. Both are now abandoned.
Branch Line
Secondary line of a railroad.
Brass Hat
Slang term for conductor; also for President or boss of a rail line. In model railroading, an advanced modeler.
Branch Line
A line serving one or more stations beyond the point of junction with the main or another branch line.
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Branch line
A secondary railway line as distinguished from the main line of a railroad
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Branch Line
Minor line acting as a feeder to main trunk lines serving one or more stations beyond the point of junction with the main or another branch line.
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Branch, branch line. The route miles of track carrying trains from mainline to destinations on lesser priority trackage than mainline track.
Branch Line A secondary line of a railroad, not the main line. Brass Hat AA railroad executive, usually a division manager or higher, a.k.a. suits Bridge Line Haul Road See overhead line haul road.
Branch Line The secondary line or lines of a rail system. Broken Base A break in the base of the rail.
There are numerous branch lines throughout North American railroading. Branch lines vary in degree of traffic.
Spur - A divergent track having only one entry; a branch line over which irregular service is offered.
Stabling - Accommodation for a short period of time.
the Norris Green branch line on the Razorback Railway.
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RAILWAYS. New Haven Railroad (or New Haven And Connecticut Railroad?), a commuter railway between New York City and New Haven, Connecticut. Defunct.
We are thinking branch line terminal. Fifty car trains will not fit. Cab forwards or Big-Boys would look silly pulling a local passenger, mixed or freight into this SMALL branch line terminal.
A type of passenger coach popular on the Great Western at one point, for use on their branch lines. Autocoaches were single coaches, hauled by a small steam engine, usually a tiny 14XX class 0-4-2.
The smaller rails are often used for branch lines and the larger codes are for mainlines. This is often the way they appear in the prototype (real life), so you can simulate that on your layout if you wish.
For instance, code 100 rail represents the very heaviest weight of rail used only on the mainlines of a very few railroads in HO scale, while it can represent the light rail used on a branch line in O scale.
Bumper At the end of a spur or branch line to keep cars from running over the edge.
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Cab control One power pack per train, running on blocks, so each train is controlled individually.
Gas or gas-electric coach, usually used on small roads or branch lines not important enough to support regular trains. It's name is derived from sound of its bell. Sometimes called doodlebug.
Dinger
A yardmaster.
A location where main and/or branch lines diverge or cross each other.
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Block Register Territory is typically a branch line that will normally only be occupied by one train.
The eL and eL will have an excursion branch line (a la Durango to Silverton) which will allow us to build a small town with ornate structures and a depot, ...
Select the operating style - main line, branch line, terminal, standard or narrow gauge. Allow for some operating flexibility - continuous running and switching. Keep the engineering reasonably simple so it is fun to build and easy to maintain.
Main line: is the primary track that defines the railway and which connects the railway's most important destinations. It does not include spurs, branch lines, yards, sidings, or passing tracks.
Cross-Country Line
A railway route which inter-connects two or more main trunk routes. Some routes which are cross-country lines according to this definition, but are of minor importance, might be known as branch lines.
has its own unique characteristics and switching problems for the operators to deal with. The stations have passenger, freight and industrial areas that the station operator may use to brake up trains and make up new ones. There are also branch lines ...
Autotrain (UK): A branch line train consisting of a steam locomotive and passenger carriages that can be driven from either end by means of rodding to the regulator and an additional vacuum brake valve.
 See also: Branch, Track, Train, Operation, Switch
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