Talk:Glossary of rail transport terms
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Use of railway in the US.[edit]
The first paragraph's discussion of railroad vs. railway is a bit misleading. If you look at lists such as List_of_Class_I_railroads or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Former_Class_I_railroads_in_the_United_States, you see that railway is a widely-used term in the US. ColinClark (talk) 20:42, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
"Paperwork"[edit]
Occasionally, LIRR customers may hear an announcement stating that a train is being delayed due to “paperwork”. If you’ve heard this announcement, you probably wondered what role “paperwork” could possibly play in this digital age, and how on earth would it cause a delay? The answer is that “paperwork” is railroad jargon for written instructions given to a Locomotive Engineer in cases where the train must operate slower than the usual speed limit as a precaution. This may be necessary if we receive a report of a track condition or if there’s a pedestrian or vehicle too close to the tracks. Written instructions can be handed to the train crew or they can be read to the crew via radio transmission. In the latter case, the crew is expected to write down the instructions and recite them back to the dispatcher before proceeding. While we regret any delays or inconvenience this causes, it’s a procedure that’s required to keep everyone safe – and that’s our number one priority.
— http://web.mta.info/lirr/MyLIRR/2018/07-2018.htm
Is there a better source for this? Or is it not a common term? (not watching, please {{ping}}) czar 15:26, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
Spur[edit]
A while ago I read an article in a mathematics journal analyzing routing with railroad track sidings and spurs. The authors used the terms backwards from how I've understood over the decades, so I emailed them about it and referred to this page. But now I realize the term "spur" is not included in the page's list. I have also understood since that (1) the authors of the article were British and perhaps there the use of the terms are reversed from the US, and (2) perhaps there is just not a formal and "correct" definition of "spur". If anyone can help it sure would be great. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.216.255.20 (talk) 01:18, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
Locomotive dictionary[edit]
Hello,
The Internet Archive website has an old and comprehensive dictionary of American/British locomotives. Since it dates from 1906. it may be [mostly] irrelevant for modern days locomotives. Please take look; it may hold many relevant information for Wikipedia.
Thank you, Marino 12:55, 15 January 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marino108LFS (talk • contribs)
Please be sure to mark what countries a term applies to[edit]
This page presently gives no indication of where and when a term was used. When adding new terms or editing old ones, please check to make sure the term is either global or local, and if it is the latter, edit the definition to make it clear where it is used. Eldomtom2 (talk) 08:53, 24 June 2023 (UTC)