Spar

SPAR"Pole used to shove cars into the clear when switching. (See stake)
SPEED GAUGER"Locomotive engineer
SPEEDER"Same as pop car ...

Spar
The wooden pole used to shove cars into the clear when switching. (See stake).
Spare Board ...

Spar
The wooden rod used in polling operations.
Spike
A nail-like device with a large, offset head that is driven into ties to anchor rail in place and to maintain proper track alignment.

Alabaster (sometimes called satin spar) is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and calcite (a carbonate of calcium).

Spar - The wooden rod used in poling operations.
Spark Arrester - A device, usually in the form of a mesh or baffle plate fitted in the smoke box to prevent the emission of live coals and sparks from the chimney or smoke stack.

Moving cars on an adjoining track by using a long wooden spar placed in a socket on the car's end beam and a socket on the locomotive's pilot beam.
Pony Truck
A two-wheel pilot truck on a steam locomotive.

See also: Section, Special, Current, Consist, Signal