Engineering:Outline of rail transport

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to rail transport

Rail transport – means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks consisting of steel rails installed on sleepers/ties and ballast.

What type of thing is rail transport?

Rail transport can be described as all of the following:

Technology – making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures.
- Applied technology
  - Transport – movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another.
    - Rapid transit

Essence of rail transport

Railway systems engineering
- Environmental design in rail transportation
Rail transport operations
List of railway industry occupations
Passenger train
Rail freight transport

Types of railway/railroad

Fell mountain railway system
Heavy rail
Inter-city rail
High-speed rail
Higher-speed rail
Heritage railway
Monorail
Mountain railway
Plateway
Rack railway
Tourist railroad
Wagonway
Industrial railway

Urban rail transport, general types

Urban rail transit – overview
Rapid transit
Elevated railway
Cable railway
- Funicular (or inclined railway)
Regional rail
Commuter rail
Interurban
Light rail
- Very light rail/Ultra light rail
Medium-capacity rail system/light rapid transit/light metro/premetro
People mover
Tramway (or streetcar)

History of rail transport

Chronological list: Lists of rail transport events by year
Lists of rail accidents
- List of rail accidents (2000–present)
Railroad chronometer
Railway Mail Service (USA)
- Railway post office
Railway Mania (UK)
Railway Express Agency (USA)

Vehicles

Car float
Road-rail vehicle
- Rail car mover
Railgrinder
Train ferry

Trains

Train
- Parts
  - Bogie
  - Wheelset
- Rolling stock
  - Railroad car
  - Railbus
  - Railcar
Tram
Tram-train

Locomotives

Locomotive
- Steam locomotive
- Diesel locomotive
- Electric locomotive

Railway infrastructure

Railway platform

Permanent way

Axe ties
Baulk road
Breather switch
Cant
Clip and scotch
Datenail
Fishplate
Ladder track
Minimum radius
Permanent way (current)
Permanent way (history)
Rail fastening system
Rail profile
Railroad tie (sleeper)
Track ballast
Track transition curve

Trackwork and track structures

Balloon loop
Classification yard
Gauntlet track
Junction
Overhead lines
Passing loop
Rail track
Rail yard
Railroad switch
Railway electrification system
Railway turntable
Siding
Track gauge
Track pan
Tramway track
Water crane
Wye

Railway track layouts

Running lines

Track (Running lines)

Single track
Passing loop
Double track
Quadruple track
Crossover

Rail sidings

Balloon loop
Headshunt
Rail yard
Classification yard

Rail junctions

Flying junction
Level junction
Double junction
Facing and trailing
Grand union
Wye
Switch / turnout / points
Swingnose crossing
Level crossing

Railway station track layouts

Railway station

Hillclimbing

Horseshoe curve
Zig Zag / Switchback
Spiral

Signalling and safety

Block post
Buffer stop
Catch points
Integrated Electronic Control Centre
Interlocking
Level crossing
Loading gauge
Railway signal
Railway signalling
Signalling control
Structure gauge

Buildings

Coaling tower
Goods shed
Motive power depot
Roundhouse
Station building
Train shed
Train station

Rail transport by region

Rail transport by country
- Rail transport in Argentina
- Rail transport in Australia
- Rail transport in Belgium
- Rail transport in Brazil
- Rail transport in Canada
- Rail transport in China
- Rail transport in France
- Rail transport in Germany
- Rail transport in Hong Kong
- Rail transport in India
- Rail transport in Italy
- Rail transport in Japan
- Rail transport in Kazakhstan
- Rail transport in Mexico
- Rail transport in Namibia
- Rail transport in the Netherlands
- Rail transport in New Zealand
- Rail transport in Poland
- Rail transport in Russia
- Rail transport in South Africa
- Rail transport in South Korea
- Rail transport in Spain
- Rail transport in Taiwan
- Rail transport in Ukraine
- Rail transport in the United Kingdom
- Rail transportation in the United States
List of countries by rail transport network size
List of countries by rail usage

Rail transport politics

Rail transport laws
- Esch-Cummins Act
- Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
- Rail Passenger Service Act
- Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act
- Railway Construction Act
- Railway Labor Act
- Railway Nationalization Act
Railways Act (United Kingdom railway legislation)
- Railways Act 1921
- Railways Act 1993
- Railways Act 2005
- Privatisation of British Rail
- Impact of the privatisation of British Rail
Railway nationalization
Rail transport agencies
- Railway Procurement Agency (Ireland)

Rail culture

Rail trail
Rail transport modelling
Rail usage statistics by country
Railfan
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Rail directions
Usage of the terms railroad and railway
Passenger rail terminology

General concepts

Conductor (rail)
Rail pass
Train ticket
Transit pass

Rail transport organizations

National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
International Association of Railway Operations Research
International Union of Railways

Rail transport publications

List of railroad-related periodicals

Persons influential in rail transport

List of people associated with rail transport
George Stephenson (1781–1848)
Robert Stephenson (1803–1859)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859)
Thomas Brassey (1805–1870)

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