Hi-rail: broadly speaking, hi-rail refers to modeling prototype railroading as accurately as possible using toy trains on a layout with realistic scenery.
Homasote: A pressed paperboard often used for roadbed on a model or toy train layout.
HI-RAIL
While the term Hi-rail is often used synonymously with American Flyer tinplate, that is really a misnomer. Hi-railers lie somewhere within that vast range between scale and tinplate.
Hi-rail, 2-rail, AC and DC
Though classic toy train makers like Lionel, K-Line and MTH manufacture both scale and semi-scale trains, they are considered to be O gauge rather than pure scale. Classic trains run on three-rail track.
Hi-Rail or Hi-Railer
Term commonly applied to toy train operators who prefer prototypical operations and a realistic operating environment on their model railroad--often including scale-proportioned and detailed locomotives, ...
High Rail / Hi-Rail
1) A motor car with small rail wheels used to carry maintenance workers.
2) [MR] A series of toy train standards larger than NMRA standards with respect to wheel flanges, wheel treads, rail, etc.
Highway Crossing ...
(Also spelled Hi-rail). Home Signal A fixed signal at the entrance of a route or block to govern trains entering and using that route or block. HVAC Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning.
" While many people think of a track car as a tiny Fairmont speeder, self propelled MOW vehicles, such as tampers or hi-railers also fall into this category.
The original track has a rounded head and very tall rails (hence the term "hi-rail" is also used), although much more prototypical track is now made for 3-rail locomotives. They typically use AC propulsion power.
High rail (also called "hi-rail" and "hirail") is a phrase used in model railroading in North America, mostly in O scale and S scale.
Layout with O Scale Trains on Hi-Rail Track
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Peter V. Trunk's O Scale Railroad ...
1. A vehicle that can be driven on the highway or railroad. Also known as Hi-rail and Hy-rail.
2. The outer or elevated rail of a curved track.
High Side Gondola Car
A gondola car with sides and ends over 36 inches high.
Where can I get Hi-Rail track supplies for tinplate? Ross Custom Switches PO Box 110 North Stonington, CT 06359 Gar-Graves Trackage Corporation Department O, RR #1 PO Box 255-A North Rase, ...
 See also: Rail, Track, Train, Locomotive, Switch
  
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