railroad station![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Covered building for the public where trains and passengers arrive and depart.
mast ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Vertical support for a crosspiece, such as a signal gantry or an electric catenary.
signal gantry ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Support framework spanning several tracks used to display signals, such as tricolor lights and speed-limit panels.
signal tower ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Building housing employees and controls for directing train movement in the station.
freight station ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Set of railroad installations and buildings required for transporting cargo.
freight car ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Vehicle pulled by a locomotive for transporting cargo.
underground passage ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pedestrian tunnel connecting one side of the tracks with the other.
diesel shop ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Building for maintaining and refueling diesel locomotives.
switch ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
A pair of movable track rails (switch rails) for guiding the train from one track to another.
scissors crossing ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Track enabling a train to change tracks.
parking ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Area for parking vehicles.
suburban commuter railroad ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Railroad connecting an urban center to its suburbs and neighboring cities.
passenger station ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Covered building for the public where trains and passengers arrive and depart.
siding ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Side track not used for railroad traffic but for shunting, marshaling or loading and unloading.
commuter train ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Local train running frequently each day between an urban center and its suburbs or neighboring cities.
bumper ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Buffer placed at the end of a track stopping the train from running off the end of the track.
semaphore ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Light for relaying information such as the speed of trains and the distance between them.
grade crossing ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Intersection of a railroad and a road, with or without warning lights.
main line ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Tracks for trains traveling long distances.