Learn about Railroading in North America
Welcome! We’re still working on building this site out, but in the meantime please explore the railroad dictionary and other references we’re building.
If you have any suggestions, please let us know!
Also check out the new online catalog of freight car parts over at FreightParts.com
Below are a few random samples content from this site.
The STB divides railroads into three classes based on their annual operating revenues:
Umler® is the registration system used to track important details about cars, locomotives, End of Train Devices, intermodal containers, intermodal chassis, and semi trailers which move by rail in North America. [Read more…] about Umler
Flat spots or depressions in the rail caused by excessive wheel slip.
The portion of the center sill which contains the draft system. The draft sill is often manufactured separately, either fabricated or cast, and then attached to the center sill.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is the agency within the US Department of Transportation (DOT) that regulates freight and passenger railroad operations and maintenance in the United States.
[Read more…] about Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)