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Railway Terms – Part 13
In this model train set blog posting includes another five railway terms:
Home Signal
A fixed signal controlling the entrance to an interlocking or controlled point.
Hot Box
Overheated wheel bearing or wheel journal which can cause the journal packing to smoke and burn.
Hump Yard
A switching yard on an incline where gravity is used to aid the shunting of cars (after movements by the engine).
Indepentent Application and Release Control
Controls independent brakes on multiple locomotives from a single control.
Interchange
A track on which cars are delivered or received from one railroad to another.
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