Interurban - Drawing power from overhead lines, or a third rail that is located alongside the track, these self propelled, electric passenger railcars connected cities or towns.
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Interurban
An electrically operated light railway between cities and towns, as opposed to local streetcar service.
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Interurban
An electric railroad running between cities, often of lighter construction than "steam" railroads and often operating in the streets of cities and towns instead of on a private right of way.
Interurban
An electrically operated transit system linking a series of town to each other, or two a larger urban area. built to a heavier standard than trolley systems, they sometimes handled freight as well.
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Interurban Self-propelled trains in cities, such as a trolley.
Journal Load bearing part of an axle that rides in the support bearing or sideframe.
Kingpin Pivot point of a truck that connects it to the bolster.
Interurban
A streetcar/trolley-style car used for passenger service (sometimes including light freight and mail service, and often in multiple units) between cities and towns, as opposed to local streetcar service.
Commuter - Interurban - "Staten Island RR, Steam Version"
We took Layout #1 and enhanced it by terminating all ends with reverse loops. This makes it easier to operate with steam.
Car Barn - Storage house for trolley and interurban cars.
Car Knocker - A car inspector, so-called from the men who tap the wheels to test for soundness.
Interurban
RAILWAYS. As used in the USA, "interurban" refers to a trolley (streetcar, light railway) system which ran between two different towns or cities.
The Chicago Aurora & Elgin (nicknamed the “Roarin’ Elgin') was an electric interurban line that ran west out of the city of Chicago to the suburbs and to the cities on the Fox River.
In the USA, "electric interurban" railroad networks connected most urban areas in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.
BATTLESHIP"Large freight engine or interurban car, or a coal car. Also a formidable female, such as the landlady or a henpecked man's wife
BEANERY"Railroad eating house. Beanery queen is a waitress
BEANS"Meet orders; lunch period ...
If you want to learn more about Doodlebugs, I suggest that you buy or borrow the book "Interurban without Wires" by Ed Keilty. It was first published in 1979 and tells about Doodlebugs of all sizes and types.
If you were to run street car traction lines, you could really pack some sharp curves into a small area, but with street cars and Interurbans, the couplers are different allowing for much greater swing.
Not to be confused with the interurban definition of subway, which is normally a light-rail passenger service running mostly underground.
Supercharger A mechanical device that increases the supply of air to the combustion chamber on a Diesel engine.
 See also: Track, Locomotive, Switch, Operation, Train
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