Shunt Ammeter Schematic
WHAT IT IS
The above schematic is of a circuit that will convert a 0-15Volt voltmeter to a 1.5Amp ammeter.
Relaxed Freight Shunting Layout for HO
4' by 8' railway for HO Trains ...
Shunt-Ahead Signal
A Shunt-ahead signal authorises a move past a Section Signal for the purpose of then setting back (e.g. into a siding).
Shunter ...
SHUNTING BOILER"Switch engine
SIDE-DOOR PULLMAN"Boxcar used by hobos in stealing rides
SKATE"Shoe placed on rail in hump yard to stop cars with defective brakes ...
Headshunt A piece of track feeding a number of sidings that permits the sidings to be shunted without blocking the main line. Home Signal A signal separating one signalling block from another. Found at the approach end of station platforms.
Shunt
1) To switch to another track.
2) A track signaling system that uses the rail car wheels and axle to complete an electrical circuit between one rail and the other. The completion of this circuit is used as a signal that the train is present.
Shunter
A small locomotive used for shunting purposes. Called switchers in North America.
Shunting
Moving wagons around a yard. Called switching in North America.
Shunt
To "shift" or "drill" cars to another path.
Side Bay or Bay Window Caboose ...
To cut the shunt into the track you must first cut and isolate a 1.5" section of rail. After the cuts are made, isolate the section using strip styrene, glue in with CA type cement, and then file to match the contour of the rail.
Shoo Fly Track A temporary track built around a train wreck or washout Shunting Movements Movements inside of stations and yards for making up trains, moving cars between different tracks and similar purposes.
Headshunt (UK), Shunting neck (US): A length of track feeding a number of sidings that permits the sidings to be shunted without blocking the main line, or where two lines merge into one before ending with a buffer, ...
Flying Shunt
RAILWAYS. Any operation where wagons move while not being coupled to a locomotive. Flying shunts are generally considered as being exceedingly dangerous and are therefore normally strictly forbidden, the exception being hump yards.
Flying Duck A derogatory term used to describe a switchman of the former Pennsylvania Railroad, who customarily gave hand signals to their enginemen using both hands at once. Flying Shunt A method to roll a car into a stub track when the ...
switcher or shunter (Great Britain: shunter; USA: switcher (or switch engine), except Pennsylvania Railroad: shifter) is a small railroad locomotive intended not for moving trains over long distances but rather for assembling ...
Very useful if modelling a yard in limited space and where a head shunt is required.
DPDT Switch : A double-pole changeover switch. Used on reversing loops and triangular junctions.
Shunt (UK): To move trains or vehicles from one track to another.
Shunt (US): To bond the rails/power feeds between sections on trolley/light rail systems, so as to temporarily bridge past dead areas.
Shunt - To switch to another path.
Shuttle - Train which gives a frequent return service over a short route.
Radio Control (of locomotives) Some railways employ radio control of locomotives to reduce the manning required for shunting.
Backing Signal
A subsidiary signal which is used to control shunting movements within station limits in a direction which is wrong for the line in question.
A switch in which the fixtures, principally the gage plates and the switch rods connecting one rail to the other, are provided with insulation so that electric currents will not be shunted. Also, the turnout rail contains an insulating joint.
A switching yard on an incline where, after movements by the engine, the cars are shunted by gravitational pull to their destination in a yard.
Ice Bunker (Refrigerated Car)
The compartment in which the ice is placed ...
 See also: Track, Train, Operation, Locomotive, Rail
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