Scribe - To etch or scratch a mark or line into a piece of material. Scribed materials are meant to resemble a series of individual boards.
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Scribe Score a cut, not all the way through.
Solder Metal that melts at low temperatures. Joins brass model pieces, and electrical wires.
Styrene (Polystyrene) Versatile plastic used in modeling. Many sizes and shapes. Metallic sound when struck.
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Used to describe a derailment.
On The Spot
See Spot. (See Spot run. Run, Spot, run. Sorry, I couldn't help it.) ...
Used to describe a locomotive designed to pull both freight and passenger trains.
Dump the air
Make an emergency application of the air brakes.
JPB (Joint Powers Board) A term used in California to describe a multi-jurisdictional local government board that oversees the operations and management of various systems (e.g. transit, health and public safety systems) that operate in ...
It was later used to describe the path alongside the first railroad tracks, because before steam locomotives were developed for the purpose, the original power was furnished by horses that pulled the cars.
Mallet - An articulated steam locomotive named after the designer; sometimes used to describe any articulated locomotive.
Markers - Flags or lights used on trains to indicate special status or to warn of a following section.
The term Layout tends to be used to describe fictional tracks, coming from model railway terminology. The term Route tends to be used for prototypical tracks, based on real railway lines.
LCL
RAILWAYS. Less than carload.
Elephant style (US) - Railfan jargon to describe how multiple locomotives are coupled together in a train; the front of the second locomotive is coupled to the rear of the first locomotive, ...
Wheel Arrangement There are various ways to describe a locomotives wheel arrangement, the most common used for steam locomotives is the Whyte System which consists of three digits, ...
The model railroading hobby used letters to describe scale. Widespread standardization among the various rail-scales allowed for use of a simple letter code.
Now we come to the reason that I used the word "standard' to describe the first type of power pack. Electronic, or solid state, packs are now available. The quest for better low-speed control has brought us to a new era.
Again, common sense and the timetable might prescribe a greater distance. So with all of this required information burned into his memory, off goes the Flagman walking the prescribed distance.
The next few pages will describe several automatic circuits that work well on my railway. They use LGB's EPL switching components with LGB's 50101 Jumbo power supply. The Jumbo has no AC terminals, so you also need an AC transformer like LGB's 50111.
You can scribe the cracks between stones with a sharp 4H or 6H pencil. Try pushing a little texture into some of the stones with the point of a pencil. Paint the stones with various tones of grey or buff.
The Chicago & Northwestern always had a backroads, small town friendliness to it that I can't describe any better than the photo of Douglas Wessling.
With a pen and Indian ink, scribe (not too much ink mind) down the gap in the strip wood. This will highlight the wood effect.
The numbering system used to describe various types of steam engines by their wheel arrangement.
Close Combat
Wargaming term used to describe fighting at close range.
Colorant
Concentrated colour (dyes or pigments) that can be added to paints to make specific colours.
General term used to describe the individuals working together as a unit, such as train crew.
Crib
That portion of ballast between two adjacent ties.
Front End A term used to describe the smokebox end of a steam locomotive, including the exhaust stack, netting, etc. Full Service Application Corresponds to a handle position for the automatic brake handle.
Also used to describe points at a converging junction. Train Line In UK parlance, a cable running the length of a train for control or power purposes. It is connected between vehicles by a jumper.
Modern Image : A term introduced in the 1960s to describe the then new diesel hauled and electrified trains on British Rail. The object was to distinguish between current practice and the steam hauled system.
 See also: Track, Train, Point, Engine, Operation
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