Lionel NYC Crew car: a Bronco-type vehicle that runs on the tracks. It lights, it goes only one direction and it's fun. We found that inclusion of this wild card car in a Train Run added to the confusion and the challenge. Kids love it.
hobo crew, sweeper crew - locomotive and crew assigned to do the odd jobs, find lost cars, spot the house track or rip track.
Crew used to bring a train into a terminal when the original crew has insufficient time to complete the trip and a second crew is necessary.
Rectifier
A device for converting AC current into DC current.
Crew member responsible for the safe and proper operation of the train.
Connecting rod
The large steel arm that transmits motion from the piston to the driving wheels of a steam locomotive.
Crew District
Railroad operations territory with distinct crew characteristics such as crew rates, over mile rates, arbitraries etc.
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Crew
General term used to describe the individuals working together as a unit, such as train crew.
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A crew I know from one railroad was trying to get in and get tied up before a major holiday.
The crew member responsible for the physical operation of a freight or passenger train and for monitoring the locomotive's running condition.
Enginehouse
A building in which locomotives are serviced. See also, "Roundhouse." ...
WRECKING CREW"Relief crew. Derogatory term derived from the difficulty regular men sometimes experience in rearranging a car after it has been used by relief men ...
Fireman
The crew member whose job it is to keep the fire and steam up in a steam locomotive, and who is responsible for the operating condition of power units on diesel and electric engines.
Fish Plate
A bar which joins the ends of rails.
Crew Key Refers to a specific key (most systems use the same crew key for different cars within the fleet, but keys are usually different between systems) that allows employees egress to cabs and cabinets within the car.
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Brew Crew
TRAINZ. The nickname for the Auran programmers who work on the Trainz program.
Bridge
TRAINZ. In Trainz Objectz, the Bridge category also includes tunnels.
BRJ ...
Cars were positioned at end of trains and train crew were to remain off these cars except in performance of duties.
Cab Apron The hinged metal plate attached to the rear end cab floor of a steam locomotive, which rested on the front of the tender and formed a transition piece between the engine and tender for crew safety. Also called a deck plate.
caboose — a rolling office usually placed at the end of a train for the use of the conductor and train crew. Now rarely used. Most have been replaced by "FREDs"
Campbell kit — an older well known brand of wood structure kits.
Hack (slang, US): A caboose, since it carried the crew around like a taxicab.
Hammerhead style (slang, US): The practice of running a Diesel locomotive with its long hood forward.
Most forms of train control involve movement authority being passed from those responsible for each section of a rail network (e.g., a signalman or stationmaster) to the train crew.
A common problem is when a pantograph catches above the wire and pulls it down for considerable distances before it is noticed by the crew and the train stopped. Modern pantographs are fitted with automatic detection and lowering devices.
Fireman - Crew member whose job it is to keep the fire and steam up in a locomotive; on a diesel he services the motor.
First Generation Diesels - The first desils locomotivesto replace steam locomotives.
With tweezers, place a supply of "rocks" your section crew can handle on a saucer. Find the white glue and a toothpick. Some modelers like to cut a cardboard to define the limits of the wall they are about to build and provide a surface to glue to.
Trying to figure out which one of your crew is suited for which particular job on the railroad may be somewhat challenging for the host.
After making the Grade over and thru Bear Pen Gap Tunnel, the head end would cut off and head to Moss with the raw coal leaving the pusher crew behind to shove mtys into Holly Creek, Dickenson, Mullins, Delp, and Victor Docks.
The crew on the coach were provided by the Pullman Car Company, and the ticket revenue from passengers was divided as a standard fare to the railway company and a Pullman supplement. Dining services were usually provided.
The car that carries the crew of a freight train. ItÂ's almost always at the rear of the train. Slang terms for the caboose include buggy, bouncer, bobber, cabin, cage, crummy, hack, palace, and way car.
Add water tower, coal or oil and sand facilities, yard crew, and vehicles appropriate to the era and the scene is grand - maybe too grand. The eye sees it all but concentrates on nothing.
Caboose - Found at the end of a freight train and primarily utilized as a crew's quarters, a caboose is sometimes called a bobber, crummy, or way car.
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For each side, start with two packs on Infantry (troops on foot), one of Cavalry (troops on horses), and one artillery piece (a cannon with crew).
It had 1350 HP(horse power) They were designed to be semi-permanently coupled and sold usually as sets. (Initially most railroads numbered them as one locomotive with unit designators such as A,B,C,D to get around union rules requiring a full crew ...
Before Block Register Territory may be occupied, the train crew must make an entry in the Block Register with identification of the movement, date, time and name of employee in charge of the movement.
 See also: Track, Train, Engine, Switch, Car
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