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Glossary of North American railway terms information


This article contains a list of terms, jargon, and slang used to varying degrees by railfans and railroad employees in the United States and Canada. Although not exhaustive, many of the entries in this list appear from time to time in specialist, rail-related publications. Inclusion of a term in this list does not necessarily imply its universal adoption by all railfans and railroad employees, and there may be significant regional variation in usage.

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Railfan

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Shoofly

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Genset locomotive

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Railway and tramway terminology in Europe

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Passenger rail terminology

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His Dark Materials

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Whyte notation

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Urban rail transit

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Level crossing

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Commuter rail

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Schnabel car

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Canada

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