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Mechanism to transfer rail vehicles from one track to another
A railroad switch (AE), turnout, or (set of) points (CE) is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another,
Railroad_switch
Location in Tennessee, US
Grinders Switch is a location just outside Centerville, Tennessee, which consists of little more than the railroad switch for which it is named. Grinders
Grinder's_Switch,_Tennessee
Type of freight railroad company
A switching and terminal railroad is a freight railroad company whose primary purpose is to perform local switching services or to own and operate a terminal
Switching and terminal railroad
Switching_and_terminal_railroad
Disputes between railroad companies
tracks to join or cross and is usually part of a level junction or railroad switch. A frog war usually begins with legal actions, such as filing lawsuits
Frog_war
2005 train crash in South Carolina, United States
chlorine exposure. The crash was determined to be caused by a misaligned railroad switch. On January 5, 2005, NS local train P22 (led by GP59 #4622) began its
Graniteville_train_crash
Topics referred to by the same term
fire SWITCH Information Technology Services, the Swiss education and research network Telephone switch, the central part of a telephone system Railroad switch
Switch_(disambiguation)
Type of railroad
be "by state". List of U.S. railroads List of Canadian railroads List of Mexican railroads Switching and terminal railroad Bayside Canadian Railway - a
Shortline_railroad
1998 high-speed train crash near Eschede, Germany
caused a part of the wheel to become caught in a railroad switch (points), changing the direction of the switch as the train passed over it. This led to the
Eschede_train_disaster
Metal part used to join two rails together
moving blades of a railroad switch can be connected to the closure rails by looser-than-normal fishplates. This is called a heeled switch. Alternatively,
Fishplate
German transport technology manufacturer
2002: Skamo (Nowe Skalmierzyce, Poland); railroad switch manufacturer. 2003: MIN Skretnice (Serbia); railroad switch manufacturer. 2004: The diesel locomotive
Vossloh
Type of railroad switch stand
A harp switch stand is a type of railroad switch stand that was most common during the 19th century in the United States. The name derives from the characteristic
Harp_switch_stand
Former logging railway, Maine, U.S. (1927–33)
located in Penobscot County and Piscataquis County. The site of the railroad switch and the two locomotives are popularly known as the 'ghost trains';
Eagle Lake and West Branch Railroad
Eagle_Lake_and_West_Branch_Railroad
Topics referred to by the same term
SCADA system Points, a contact breaker in an ignition system Points, a railroad switch (British English) A penal point assessed for a driving offense An archaeological
Point
Arrangement of railway signal apparatus
and the term "interlocking" is sometimes used to refer to a set of railroad switches that allows trains to move from either of two tracks to the other
Interlocking
Triangular arrangement joining three rail lines
triangle) is a triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines with a railroad switch (set of points) at each corner connecting to the incoming lines. A
Wye_(rail)
United States historic place
and a gable roof obscured by a stepped parapet. Named for a nearby railroad switch, it is the oldest surviving commercial building in the small community's
Johnson_Switch_Building
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
State Highway 19 and Farm to Market Road 1893. Barnes Switch was formed around a railroad switch on the Waco, Beaumont, Trinity, and Sabine Railway and
Barnes_Switch,_Texas
Class I freight railroad in the United States
The Union Pacific Railroad Company (reporting marks UP, UPP, UPY) is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over 32,200 miles
Union_Pacific_Railroad
Switching and terminal railroad
The Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (reporting mark TRRA) is a Class III switching and terminal railroad that handles traffic in the St. Louis
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis
Terminal_Railroad_Association_of_St._Louis
blades, the operator must raise them when the flanger car approaches a railroad switch or grade crossing. In regions where flangers are often used, signs
Flanger_(railroad)
Type of puzzle
Train shunting puzzles, also often called railway shunting puzzles or railroad switching puzzles, are a type of puzzle. Shunting puzzles usually consist of
Train_shunting_puzzle
Locomotive used in yards for assembling trains
locomotive (Pennsylvania Railroad terminology) is a locomotive used for maneuvering railway vehicles over short distances. Switchers do not usually move trains
Switcher_locomotive
Device that intentionally derails trains due to safety reasons
North American railroads. The second type of derail is the "split rail" type. These are basically a complete or partial railroad switch which directs the
Derail
Ghost town in Florida, U.S.
iron railroad bridge, family cemeteries and pits from phosphate mining. The area once included a turpentine still, sawmill, sugar mill, railroad switch out
Croom,_Florida
Heritage railroad in Pennsylvania
gasoline-powered, Plymouth switcher locomotive — the only locomotive that was ever built specifically for the Strasburg Rail Road. By 1958, the railroad fell on hard
Strasburg_Rail_Road
Topics referred to by the same term
network. a railroad switching station. a telephone switching station. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Switching station
Switching_station
Model railroad train shunting puzzle
Timesaver is a well-known model railroad switching puzzle (U.K. English: shunting puzzle) created by John Allen. It consists of a specific track layout
Timesaver
Type of train guidance mechanism
A swingnose crossing or moveable point frog is a device used at a railroad switch to eliminate the gap at the common crossing (a.k.a. frog) which can
Swingnose_crossing
Bridge
adjacent to the South Norwalk Switch Tower Museum, which showcases the railroad switch tower where tracks were physically switched at the intersection of the
South_Norwalk_Railroad_Bridge
Device that reacts to the loss of the operator
A dead man's switch is a switch that is designed to be activated or deactivated if the human operator becomes incapacitated, such as through abandonment
Dead_man's_switch
In 1922, in the Second Polish Republic, he founded the Zwrotnica ('Railroad switch') monthly, devoted mostly to avant-garde movements in contemporary
Tadeusz_Peiper
junction is a triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines with a railroad switch (set of points) at each corner connecting to each incoming line. [citation
Glossary of rail transport terms
Glossary_of_rail_transport_terms
Unincorporated community in Texas, US
service in the Confederate States Army. The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad put a railroad switch on his property, and named the property in his honor, but misspelled
Lovelace,_Texas
1917 massacre of Black Americans by white mob in East St. Louis, Illinois
Iron & Steel, Obear Nester Glass, and Elliot Frog & Switch (a frog was part of a railroad switch). Many facilities were located just outside the city
East_St._Louis_massacre
American engineer, inventor, and businessman (1846–1914)
the railroad industry around the world. He founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company in 1869. He and his engineers also developed track-switching and
George_Westinghouse
US classification system for railroads
year. Local railroads: smaller than a regional railroad, but engage in line-haul service. Switching and terminal railroads: mainly switch cars between
Railroad_classes
Former railroad in San Francisco, US
offices in the Ferry Building. Its function was to switch railroad cars from four major railroads to points along its system and vice versa. At the southern
San_Francisco_Belt_Railroad
Type of railroad locomotive
A road switcher locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive designed to both haul railcars in mainline service and shunt them in railroad yards. Both type
Road_switcher_locomotive
a railroad station house. At its peak in the early 20th century, the community had fifty-seven residents. Now mostly deserted except for a railroad switch
Arispe,_Texas
Steep-grade railway with a toothed rack rail
automatic hydraulic turnouts were built to replace the hand-operated ones. Railroad switch on a rack railway. The turnout uses Lamella rack rails, but Strub pioneered
Rack_railway
Class III railroad in the Midwest
Switch tenders are located at North Harvey and Columbia Avenue. IHB also took over State Line tower from the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad. Railways
Indiana_Harbor_Belt_Railroad
Railroad in Connecticut, United States
The Branford Steam Railroad (reporting mark BSRR) is a 7.2-mile (11.6 km) standard-gauge industrial railroad that serves the Tilcon Connecticut stone
Branford_Steam_Railroad
United States historic place
November 5, 2011. Loser 1993, sec. 7, p. 1. Mayer 1930, p. 430. "Harris Railroad Switch Tower Museum Open to the Public" (PDF) (Press release). Harrisburg
Harris_Switch_Tower
Train track interchange
crossing Double junction Interlocking Junction (traffic) Level junction Railroad switch In this latter case, the three points of the triangle may be given
Junction_(rail)
Railroad in Massachusetts, United States
River Railroad operates five days a week and uses three person crews (including an engineer, conductor, and brakeman) to better handle the switching required
Fore_River_Railroad
Railroad museum in Norwalk, Connecticut
constructed in 1896 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (The New Haven) to control switches at the junction between the New Haven Line and the Danbury
SoNo_Switch_Tower
Topics referred to by the same term
mountain in Alabama, US Frog, the point where two rails cross in a railroad switch Rerail frog, a ramp device; see Glossary of rail terminology Frog,
Frog_(disambiguation)
1900 railway incident in the Netherlands
crash happened because the person who takes care of the railroad switch failed to set a switch, allowing two trains on the same track. The express train
Twello_train_accident
American company (1881–2009)
Union Switch & Signal Inc. (US&S) was an American company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which focused on railway signaling equipment, systems and
Union_Switch_&_Signal
Topics referred to by the same term
single track road where vehicles can pull over to let others pass Railroad switch (US), turnout or set of points, a mechanical installation enabling
Turnout
The Central Illinois Railroad (reporting mark CIRY) was a shortline railroad in Illinois. The switching and terminal railroad operated trackage near Peoria
Central_Illinois_Railroad
Bridge in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
The Flats Industrial Railroad (reporting mark FIR) is a Class III railroad that provides short-line commercial/industrial switching service in Cleveland
Flats_Industrial_Railroad
Railroad shipping practice
railroad operations, reciprocal switching occurs when a customer served exclusively by one railroad company arranges for a different, nearby railroad
Reciprocal_switching
The Union Railroad (reporting mark URR) is a Class III switching railroad located in Allegheny County in Western Pennsylvania. The company is owned by
Union_Railroad_(Pittsburgh)
Town in Texas, US
"Switch" being a switch on the Missouri Pacific Railroad and was originally settled in the late 1800s. Odintz, Mark (June 12, 2010). "Frame Switch, TX"
Frame_Switch,_Texas
American comedian and country singer (1912–1996)
called Grinders Switch. Grinders Switch was a community just outside Centerville that consisted of little more than a railroad switch. Those who knew
Minnie_Pearl
2004 film by Brad Silberling
divert an oncoming train by building a device to remotely activate the railroad switch, after which Mr. Poe sees the children alone in the car and removes
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Lemony_Snicket's_A_Series_of_Unfortunate_Events
Shortline railroad in Florida
PMR has nine railroad crossings, nineteen railroad switches, and a capacity for three hundred freight cars. The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (ACL) and Seaboard
Port_Manatee_Railroad
Switching and terminal railroad in Pennsylvania
The Elizabethtown Industrial Railroad (reporting mark EZR) is a switching and terminal railroad operating since 2015 on about 1 mile of track in the vicinity
Elizabethtown Industrial Railroad
Elizabethtown_Industrial_Railroad
Heritage railroad operating in Iowa, US
The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad (reporting mark BSVY) is a shortline and heritage railroad that operates both freight and passenger excursions in
Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad
Boone_and_Scenic_Valley_Railroad
American railroad company
encompass an array of services, including: railroad construction, short line railroad operations, industrial switching services, emergency response, track material
R.J._Corman_Railroad_Group
Section of railway without signals
Washington Post. 2015-10-29. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. "Railroad Switch Safety Demonstration Begins Testing". FRA. November 14, 2005. Archived
Dark_territory
German football club
Eisenbahner Turn- und Sportverein). Weiche is the German term for railroad switch but also the name of the Flensburg suburb the club hails from. The
SC_Weiche_Flensburg_08
Heavy duty interurban electric railroad in Illinois, US
Ironhorse formed a subsidiary for its St. Louis operation known as the Railroad Switching Service of Missouri (RSM). RSM existed to provide freight service
Illinois_Terminal_Railroad
2018 railroad accident in South Carolina, US
Siddiqui, Faiz (February 4, 2018). "Federal officials focus on why railroad switch was set in the wrong position in S.C. Amtrak crash that killed 2".
Cayce, South Carolina, train collision
Cayce,_South_Carolina,_train_collision
1963 assassination in Dallas, Texas
picket fence at the time of the shooting. Lee Bowers was in a two-story railroad switch tower 120 yards (110 m) behind the grassy knoll's picket fence; he
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy
Small private railroad, in Nevada, United States
Nevada Industrial Switch is an active private railroad in Nevada, United States. The railroad runs over Union Pacific's former "Fibreboard Spur". The
Nevada_Industrial_Switch
Terminal railroad in Maine, U.S.
terminal railroad notable for its control of switching (shunting) activity for the Maine Central Railroad (MEC) and Boston & Maine (B&M) railroads in the
Portland_Terminal_Company
Railroad communications system
signals are used where there are no ground frame, flat junctions, railroad switch facing and trailing, manually controlled level crossing, neutral sections
Automatic_block_signaling
Railway in Illinois
mark ALS) is a switching railroad in the Greater St. Louis area in Illinois. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad. The Alton and
Alton_and_Southern_Railway
Shortline railroad in Illinois
separate railroad districts with a fleet of two diesel switcher engines. One line is known as the "Marion District", which is the railroad's main working
Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railway
Crab_Orchard_and_Egyptian_Railway
American railroad company
commonly used name for modern-day Conrail (reporting mark CRCX), an American railroad company. It operates three networks, the North Jersey, South Jersey/Philadelphia
Conrail Shared Assets Operations
Conrail_Shared_Assets_Operations
Topics referred to by the same term
Texas Inman, Kansas, once known as Aiken Delta, Utah, originally a railroad switch known as Aiken Aiken (surname) Aiken code, a complementary BCD code
Aiken
Historic church in Tennessee, United States
on October 18, 1871, when the buggy she was riding in was hit by a railroad switch engine. The church building features stained glass windows, wooden
St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Tennessee)
St._Luke's_Episcopal_Church_(Cleveland,_Tennessee)
Process of sorting rolling stock into complete trains
couplers for moving small numbers of railroad cars around in a rail siding or small yard. The terms "shunter" and "switcher" are not only applied to locomotives
Shunting_(rail)
Railway line in the United States
$310 per hazardous material car. The railroad operates two shifts, between 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. The railroad switches about 3,250 cars per year. The RPRC was
Richmond_Pacific_Railroad
Railroad in the US
of Law Enforcement. The C&WI was one of the first railroads in the late 1940s to completely switch over to diesel locomotives. From 80th Street to Dolton
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
Chicago_and_Western_Indiana_Railroad
Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
Memphis & Ohio (M&O) Railroad was built through the area. The site of Fruitvale started to be known as "The Switch" because a railroad switch and siding had
Fruitvale,_Tennessee
Train collision in 2018 in Turkey
electric railroad switch by pressing the related button on the board. However, he could not remember whether he had confirmed his switching action. He
Marşandiz_train_collision
Collision in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
stated that a railroad switch showed evidence of damage consistent with the Metrolink passenger train "running through" the trailing switch points while
2008 Chatsworth train collision
2008_Chatsworth_train_collision
States Air Force Locomotive No. 1246 is a historic diesel-electric railroad switch locomotive on display at the Fort Smith Trolley Museum in Fort Smith
United States Air Force Locomotive No. 1246
United_States_Air_Force_Locomotive_No._1246
The Chicago Terminal Railroad (reporting mark CTM) was a switching and terminal railroad that operated over former Milwaukee Road/Canadian Pacific and
Chicago_Terminal_Railroad
Railway line in the United States of America
and Delaware. Except for two industrial park switching operations, all are former Pennsylvania Railroad or Reading Company lines, abandoned or sold by
East_Penn_Railroad
Class of American electric locomotives
prevented it from negotiating sharp curves and some railroad switches. On November 10, 1934, the railroad ordered 57 locomotives: 14 assembled by General
Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1
Pennsylvania_Railroad_class_GG1
Heritage railroad in Indiana
presentation of a 1950s era of branch line railroading. It is now operated by vintage diesel switchers and road switchers during most of the year. Steam operations
Whitewater_Valley_Railroad
Overview of and topical guide to rail transport
Gauntlet track Junction Overhead lines Passing loop Rail track Rail yard Railroad switch Railway electrification system Railway turntable Siding Track gauge
Outline_of_rail_transport
Largest terminal railroad in the United States
Park, Illinois, is the largest switching terminal railroad in the United States. It is co-owned by the six Class I railroads of the United States — BNSF
Belt_Railway_of_Chicago
Japanese film director (born 1985)
the foster care system and child abuse in Japan through his work. "Railroad Switch," a short film he produced and directed in 2018, depicts the story
Raito_Nishizaka
Trackless dark ride
alongside the train and exchange greetings. Mickey parks next to a railroad switch lever/drives and asks Goofy to take care of the guests. Goofy proudly
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway
Mickey_&_Minnie's_Runaway_Railway
First U.S. railroad connecting the Pacific coast and Eastern states
transcontinental railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and later as the "Overland Route") was a 1,911-mile (3,075 km) continuous railroad line built
First transcontinental railroad
First_transcontinental_railroad
Transport company in United States of America
Minneapolis, Hugo, Fridley and New Brighton. It is considered a switching and terminal railroad. It is based out of a roundhouse on Cleveland Ave. in St. Paul
Minnesota_Commercial_Railway
Former railroad in North Carolina, US
which the railroad switched entirely to diesel powered operations and the 110 was placed in reserve until it was sold to the Swamp Rabbit Railroad in Cleveland
Cliffside_Railroad
United States historic place
construction until about 1955, when the railroad switched to diesel locomotives, this watering station was essential to railroad transportation. The pond is constructed
Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Retention Pond
Beaumont_St._Louis_and_San_Francisco_Railroad_Retention_Pond
Topics referred to by the same term
"Switchblade" SwitchBlade, a family of chassis network switches by Allied Telesis The movable pointed rails of a railroad switch may be called switch blades
Switchblade_(disambiguation)
Crew car on the end of trains
A caboose is a crewed North American railroad car coupled at the end of a freight train. Cabooses provide shelter for crew (conductor and flagman) at the
Caboose
Pair of railroad wheels fixed on to an axle
deep-flanged steel wheels, which guide the bogie through standard railroad switches and keep the train from derailing if a tyre deflates. The system was
Wheelset_(rail_transport)
American political activist (died 1928)
two cars from a moving train and his right foot became wedged in a railroad switch. He was "plump and nimble-witted, a poker player and duck hunter, a
George_E._Brennan
Rail line in Ryazan Oblast, Russia
transport track ballast Open wagon for peat Track new Open wagon for peat Railroad switch new Peat briquette factory Narrow-gauge railways in Russia Mesherskoye
Solotchinskoye_peat_railway
Private railroad in Riverside County, California, United States
The Eagle Mountain Railroad (EMRR) was a private carrier in California, owned by the Kaiser Steel Corporation, and is owned today by Kaiser Steel's successor
Eagle_Mountain_Railroad
1878 railroad accident in Massachusetts
The Wollaston disaster was a railroad accident that occurred on October 8, 1878, in the Wollaston neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. 19 people were
Wollaston_disaster
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