Outline of rail transport

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Rail transport – means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks consisting of steel rails installed on sleepers/ties and ballast.

What <em>type</em> of thing is rail transport?

Rail transport can be described as all of the following:

Technology – making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures.
Applied technology – practical use of technology in every day life.
Transport – movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another.

Essence of rail transport

Railway systems engineering
Environmental design in rail transportation
Rail transport operations
List of railway industry occupations
Passenger train
Rail freight transport
Industrial railway

Types of railway/railroad

Mainline services
Inter-city rail
High-speed rail
Higher-speed rail
Heritage railway
Regional rail
Commuter rail
Mountain railway
Plateway
Wagonway
Rack railway
Fell mountain railway system
Tourist railroad

Urban rail transport, general types

Urban rail transit – overview
Rapid transit
Elevated railway
Monorail
Medium-capacity rail system/light rapid transit/light metro
Light rail
Interurban
Premetro
Stadtbahn
Tramway (or streetcar)
Very light rail
Cable railway
Funicular (or inclined railway)
People mover

History of rail transport

Chronological list: Lists of rail transport events by year
Lists of rail accidents
List of rail accidents (2000–present)
Railroad chronometer
Railway Mail Service (USA)
Railway post office
Railway Mania (UK)
Railway Express Agency (USA)

Vehicles

Car float
Road-rail vehicle
Rail car mover
Railgrinder
Train ferry

Trains

Train
Parts
Bogie
Wheelset
Rolling stock
Railroad car
Railbus
Railcar
Tram
Tram-train

Locomotives

Locomotive
Steam locomotive
Diesel locomotive
Electric locomotive

Railway infrastructure

Railway platform

Permanent way

Axe ties
Baulk road
Breather switch
Cant
Clip and scotch
Datenail
Fishplate
Ladder track
Minimum radius
Permanent way (current)
Permanent way (history)
Rail fastening system
Rail profile
Railroad tie (sleeper)
Track ballast
Track transition curve

Trackwork and track structures

Balloon loop
Classification yard
Gauntlet track
Junction
Overhead lines
Passing loop
Rail track
Rail yard
Railroad switch
Railway electrification system
Railway turntable
Siding
Track gauge
Track pan
Tramway track
Water crane
Wye

Railway track layouts

Running lines

Track (Running lines)

Single track
Passing loop
Double track
Quadruple track
Crossover

Rail sidings

Balloon loop
Headshunt
Rail yard
Classification yard

Rail junctions

Flying junction
Level junction
Double junction
Facing and trailing
Grand union
Wye
Switch / turnout / points
Swingnose crossing
Level crossing

Railway station track layouts

Railway station

Side platform
Island platform
Bay platform
Split platform
Terminal station
Balloon loop
Spanish solution
Cross-platform interchange
Interchange station

Hillclimbing

Horseshoe curve
Zig Zag / Switchback
Spiral

Signalling and safety

Block post
Buffer stop
Catch points
Integrated Electronic Control Centre
Interlocking
Level crossing
Loading gauge
Railway signal
Railway signalling
Signalling control
Structure gauge

Buildings

Coaling tower
Goods shed
Motive power depot
Roundhouse
Station building
Train shed
Train station

Rail transport by region

Rail transport by country
Rail transport in Argentina
Rail transport in Australia
Rail transport in Belgium
Rail transport in Brazil
Rail transport in Canada
Rail transport in China
Rail transport in France
Rail transport in Germany
Rail transport in Hong Kong
Rail transport in India
Rail transport in Italy
Rail transport in Japan
Rail transport in Kazakhstan
Rail transport in Mexico
Rail transport in Namibia
Rail transport in the Netherlands
Rail transport in New Zealand
Rail transport in Poland
Rail transport in Portugal
Rail transport in Russia
Rail transport in South Africa
Rail transport in South Korea
Rail transport in Spain
Rail transport in Taiwan
Rail transport in Ukraine
Rail transport in the United Kingdom
Rail transportation in the United States
List of countries by rail transport network size
List of countries by rail usage

Rail transport politics

Rail transport laws
Esch-Cummins Act
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
Rail Passenger Service Act
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act
Railway Construction Act
Railway Labor Act
Railway Nationalization Act
Railways Act (United Kingdom railway legislation)
Railways Act 1921
Railways Act 1993
Railways Act 2005
Privatisation of British Rail
Impact of the privatisation of British Rail
Railway nationalization
Rail transport agencies
Railway Procurement Agency (Ireland)

Rail culture

Rail trail
Rail transport modelling
Rail usage statistics by country
Railfan
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Rail directions
Usage of the terms railroad and railway
Passenger rail terminology

General concepts

Conductor (rail)
Rail pass
Train ticket
Transit pass

Rail transport organizations

National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
International Association of Railway Operations Research
International Union of Railways

Rail transport publications

List of railroad-related periodicals

Persons influential in rail transport

List of people associated with rail transport
George Stephenson (1781–1848)
Robert Stephenson (1803–1859)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859)
Thomas Brassey (1805–1870)