PLUG""One-horse" passenger train. Also throttle of old-style locomotive; hence engineers were known as plug-pullers. Plugging her means using the reverse lever as a brake instead of the air.
Plug socket on locomotive is just below the cab floor.
Here's a side view of the locomotive coupled and plugged.
Couplers are like the hook & loop used in G scale trains ...
Plug the power pack into a power outlet in the wall. The power pack will now control the trains on the track.
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Plug
A small, local passenger train.
Polarity
In electricity, the condition of either positive or negative magnetic or electrical attraction which cause current to flow.
Plug Door
A door on refrigerator or boxcars which is flush with side of car when closed. to open, it is swung out and rolled to one side. Also call sliding flush door.
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"Plug in wall" 9V transformer
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The 5-volt supply has two outputs called "+5" and "signal ground". The "signal ground" is the common return for the electronics on detectors and signal control circuits.
Tie plug. A wooden pin driven in to fill an unused spike hole in a tie, to exclude moisture, prevent decay, and provide solid wood for redriving the spike. Usually supplied in the form of sticks containing several plugs; frequently of treated wood.
Soft Plug
Fusible plug in crown sheet of locomotive that is supposed to drop when water gets below top of sheet.
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A tampon is a plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into the vagina to absorb fluids.
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Water Plug The standpipe where a steam locomotive would stop to fill its tender with water. Wheel Knocker Another name for car knocker. This person would check the wheels for flaws.
Fusible plug: A threaded plug, with a soft metal core, that is screwed into the crown plate of a firebox. If the water level gets too low the core melts and the noise of the escaping steam warns the enginemen.
If a spark occurs they are out of phase so you must reverse the wall plug of one. If there is no spark they are in phase. Why did they stop making powerful transformers?
(verb, to plug it) To place the brake handle in emergency.
Pocket Portion of track within a terminal on which a train may stand for a period of time Pomptrolli South-African: a hand-operated pump-action inspection cart.
They look like a cube and plug directly into a 120VAC outlet. All that needs to be done is to cut the plug off of the wires that come out of this "black box" and figure out which one is positive and negative.
The welders would immediately cut out a 2" plug to allow the rail some room to move as it was heated. Meanwhile, the anchors would be getting knocked off in front of the heater.
In this case you have to buy the decoder separately, take off the shell of the loco and plug the decoder into the plug supplied for this within the loco.
Next, be sure that the tracks are clear ahead! Plug in the powerpack and slowly advance up the throttle. Now, the train should move. If it goes opposite the direction you wanted it to go, switch the wires on the powerpack. AGAIN, UNPLUG IT.
A cab or throttle that is handheld and connected by a cable to a plug connected to the cab bus at multiple points around the layout.
Electrical power to the trains is supplied by a plug and jack system. As the train moves along the track from the telephone type plugs are moved from jack to jack through which power is supplied to the blocks.
Wiring connectors between modules are 4 wire plug and socket sets used for wiring holiday trailers, found in automotive supply stores. Connectors are mounted on the rear edge of each module and extend 6" beyond the ends of the module.
Any "black box" system whereby the electrical control apparatus of the locomotive is subdivided into plug-in components that can be replaced without disturbing other components.
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A water standpipe is at the left end of the arrival track. Those steamers were thirsty critters. A pause at the water plug to fill the tender cistern will provide another bit of interest as trains are turned at the terminal.
The lighter wire winding in the core of a toy train transformer that connects directly to the household electrical supply by means of a wall plug. See also, Secondary.
Prototype
The real, life-size object on which a scale model is based.
Plug - A small passenger train.
Point - A tapered moveable rail by which a train is directed from one line to another.
Note that brake reservoirs are not usually provided with drain cocks as they are part of a safety system although they usually have a sealed, screwed plug for maintenance purposes.
 See also: Train, Track, Switch, Section, Current
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