Category
page 1Rail transport operations
shunting
sorting railway vehicles into complete trains (or the reverse)
push–pull train
type of configuration for locomotive-hauled trains with driving cabs at each end and remote controls of locomotive for another cab
main line
a track that is used for through trains or is the principal artery of the system from which branch lines, yards, sidings and spurs are connected
rail transport operations
all activities related to the implementation of vehicle operation at a railway
carrier
profession
through coach
assisting engine
locomotive used to assist trains up steep inclines
Karlsruhe model
tram-train system developed in Karlsruhe, Germany, consisting of tram/light rail trains and commuter/regional rail trains running on the same set of tracks, generally between or outside of urban areas
train meet
double-heading
two front loco
unit train
train
track maintenance
method or steps that maintain, clean up, or repair a railway and lengthens its lifespan
mobile post office
postal facilities within a specially equipped vehicle
train path
infrastructure capacity needed to run a train
Through Train
concept of passenger transport

One-person operation
operation of a train, bus, or tram by one person
Railway time
Time scale for rail transport
Zwickau Model
operation mode with trains on tram lines
route knowledge
knowledge of railway routes possessed by a train crew
bogie exchange
system for operating railway wagons on two or more gauges by switching bogies
ATOS
thumb|250px|An electronic display at Shinjuku station showing train delay information from ATOS
or is a computerized control system used by the East Japan Railway Company to regulate train traffic on railway lines in metropolitan Tokyo, Japan. It was designed by Hitachi. The first deployment was on the Chūō Main Line in 1997. It is now used on fourteen lines listed below.
train melody
music played when a train is leaving or arriving at a station