Hazmat Hazardous material that can corrode, explode, ignite, or create noxious fumes. First the cars are taken to a track, sometimes called a lead or a drill. Looking for a glossary of railroad terminology or slang? 99.9 % of people polled on the street would not know the meaning of "FRED" (flashing rear-end device) or "Z-train" (a high-priority train, usually carrying containers or trailers or both). In this article there are two glossaries of various railroad terms and a short history of the railroad.
Hazardous loads are given extra time for proper handling. The railroad industry is a world apart from the lives of most Americans. Where does it come from and is there an all-encompassing compendium ($10 word) out here for all the known terms? At my local humping operation, we do not hump flat car loads of large combines, automobiles (wink, wink), or shiftable loads of steel (again, wink). Railroad Radio Terminology Glossary This page is a glossary of railroad terms and phrases that you may hear on the radio. System is activated (gated) by a track-mounted wheel sensor.
Like Ed said in Mookie's thread about LP gas, we hump these "bombs" all the time, and there's very little to worry about. Union Pacific operates North America's premier railroad franchise, covering 23 states in the western two-thirds of the United States. Hot shot A high-priority train that moves ahead of other trains along the network. Term for an overheated wheel bearing (the grease “box” overheating). Hump yard: Classification yards where strings of freight cars are slowly pushed over a hump, or small hill, and properly organized according to whatever precedent the railroad has them planned for. How about posting a list of terms out here for the unin Every railroad has its own way of talking on the radio, so many phrases have probably been missed... but this list is a starting point. Hot Box Detector Hot bearing detector, usually infrared, and placed at intervals on mainline track. Hump In a hump yard (also called Marshaling Yard or Classification Yard), the highest point in the yard where There is always slang terminology for different things on the railroad: Crummies and Hacks for cabooses, Cruds for switchers, etc. Rights obtained by one railroad to have its trains operated by another railroad over that railroad?s tracks. “Due to unforeseeable business circumstances, including volume declines due to the global pandemic and the abrupt economic downturn, Norfolk Southern is reducing operations at our Linwood Terminal by idling the hump yard,” the railroad said in a statement on Friday. A logistics term used for the movement of goods (usually by truck) from the origin to a freight hub. A classification yard (American and Canadian English (Canadian National Railway use)) or marshalling yard (British, Hong Kong, Indian, Australian, and Canadian English (Canadian Pacific Railway use)) is a railway yard found at some freight train stations, used to separate railway cars onto one of several tracks.
Hazardous Material (AKA Hazmat) A substance or material, which is capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and the environment.