Train Cat - 1200101 - Structure, Railroad, Bridge, Truss - Railroad Structures

Specific Item Information: Also known as an elliptical truss, this bridge is a graceful single track bridge that started to appear in the 1870's and was used through the 1940 on light trackage (code 55). In many cases, once the bridge had outlived it's railroad usage the bridge was converted to vehicle use. Some are still active today.

Road Name History: Railroad structures include but are not limited to stations, depots, yard offices, interlocking towers and tanks. A train station, railway station, railroad station, or depot is a railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight.

It generally consists of at least one track-side platform and a station building (depot) providing such ancillary services as ticket sales and waiting rooms. If a station is on a single-track line, it often has a passing loop to facilitate traffic movements. The smallest stations are most often referred to as "stops" or, in some parts of the world, as "halts" (flag stops). Stations may be at ground level, underground, or elevated. Connections may be available to intersecting rail lines or other transport modes such as buses, trams or other rapid transit systems.

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