Closure Rail
The lead rails connecting the heels of a switch with the toe ends of a frog.
Clown
Slang term for switchman or yard brakeman.
Closure rails
The rails connecting the points and the frog of a turnout.
Coaling station ...
Closure Rail : The piece of fixed rail between the points and the "frog" of a turnout (point).
Common Return : A method of wiring a layout in which all the return connections from the track are looped together by a single common wire.
Closure rail The piece of fixed rail between the points and "frog" of a turnout. Coaling Stage A tower like arrangement over a track into which coal is mechanically loaded.
1) Two sets of standard-gauge rails interleaved so that two otherwise separate lines can share a bridge or tunnel.
2) A switch with long closure rails, so that the points and frog can be on opposite sides of an obstacle such as a bridge.
3) A third ...
 See also: Station, Track, Layout, Locomotive, Points
  
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