Railway sidings

rail yard used for assembling rail cars into trains

short section of track that allows trains to pass on a single track route

location for storing and sorting railroad cars

type of rail track layout

type of railway track

thumb|Platform track and run-round loop at Toyooka Station (Hyōgo)|Toyooka Station, Hyōgo, Japan, the terminus of the line from MiyazuA headshunt (or escape track in the United States) is a short length of track provided to release locomotives at terminal platforms, or to allow shunting to take place clear of main lines.