Loose Coupled
Railway vehicles which have no continuous brakes and are coupled by loose links of a chain or Instanter couplings.
Loose-Coupled Train ...
Loose
Coupled vehicles of a train loosely coupled together with three link couplings.
Loss of Shunt ...
Loose freight, such as coal, sand, and grain handled in its natural state, and not packaged, or boxed in individual units or containers.
Bulkhead Flat ...
Ever loose screws and small parts when dismantling something for custom work? Ever forget what they went to?
Foot Loose & Fancy Free from 1978 continued Stewart's run of chart success, again reaching #2 and featuring much the same sound as from A Night on the Town. "You're In My Heart" was the hit single, reaching #4 in the U.S..
Based loosely on a part of Orange County, NY, our small 32" by 40" layout is set in the era 1955 - 1962. We've had lots of fun with it. The layout itself is an expansion of the Atlas Layout N-4.
RPM is a loose-knit group who concentrate on building scale replicas of 1:1 railroads and rolling stock. All scales are welcome. The only requirement is that the model should be based on an actual prototype (not freelanced).
RIPRAP"Loose pieces of heavy stone or masonry used in some places to protect roadbeds from water erosion
RIP-TRACK"Minor repair track or car-repair department. RIP means repair
RIVET BUSTER"Boilermaker ...
Brush off any loose bits of metal dust or pieces that are still on the model or your fingers into the tray or sheet you have set up - then throw this excess metal in the bin.
Running plate
Loosely speaking, the flat metal plate upon which the boiler rests and which runs the full length of most steam engines.
The nuts can work loose and back off or unscrew themselves from the bolts with the vibration of trains passing over them. They need to be checked and tightened periodically.
Many locomotives have gone from mint to good condition with a few too many derailments on loose track sections. I recommend slotted, pan head, sheet metal screws (yes, even if you're going into wood). #4 size for O-27 and #6 size for O.
Loose slack is the free movement or lost motion between parts of a train. Spring slack is the movement beyond the free or lost motion brought about through compressing the draft gear springs.
Slack action (UK/US): Looseness in a train caused by mating clearances in couplers.[50]
Sleeper (UK), tie (US): Bars placed at 90° to the rail tracks to support the rails.
Ballasting : The prototype track is laid on a bed of loose rock chippings, to provide drainage and support for the sleepers.
A washer designed to prevent a nut from loosening under vibration. Spring washers are of two types: helical and elliptical. Also called lock washer and nutlock.
Stock guard.
Fix the misaligned or loose rail joiners. Use your tweezers to remove the lint from turnouts and wraps around axles. Check for loose wires. Then, demonstrate your favorite ways to clean track and wheels.
As I model the American scene, which is based loosely on high Mountain ranges, I find I have to make most of my structures to suit the layout.
What I like to do at this point is loosely lay out the sectional model railroad tracks on the benchwork as I have designed it on paper - not gluing anything down, ...
Lay the track loosely on surface (or roadbed) Make sure that everything fits nicely, and that all rail joiners are secure. Nail the track into the surface (or roadbed) by placing rail spikes (by name) into the holes in the ties of the track.
The circuits listed in the index sections appear in no particular order but have been loosely grouped by the type of function they perform. The Numbers to the left of the index listings are arbitrary.
If you're using Atlas rail joiners, you may at this point need to use your long-nose pliers to crimp the joiner slightly to ensure a snug fit before sliding it on. Atlas joiners fit more loosely than Peco joiners.
You'll find that the ballasting goes along very quickly. Allow at least 24 hours for the glue mix to dry and vacuum up the loose ballast. Don't reuse the loose ballast that you vacuum.
The unit of measure for electrical flow, can be thought of loosely as the electrical equivalent to litres per second
Analogue Control ...
Long handled wrench about three feet long used to manually tighten or loosen the bolts that fasten two rails together.
Trackage Right
Right obtained by one railroad to operate its trains over the tracks of another railroad.
Real trains dripped a lot of oil over time, not to mention what comes out of older passenger cars. A one inch dry paint brush is helpful in spreading the loose powder off the ties, while leaving hints of weathering.
 See also: Train, Track, Point, Switch, Engine
  
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