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  2. List of railway industry occupations - Wikipedia

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    A railroad section gang — including common workers sometimes called gandy dancers — responsible for maintenance of a particular section of railway.One man is holding a bar, while others are using rail tongs to position a rail.

  3. Water stop - Wikipedia

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    Left: Water stop. Right: Wall of the Stationmaster's office. A water stop or water station on a railroad is a place where steam trains stop to replenish water. The stopping of the train itself is also referred to as a "water stop". The term originates from the times of steam engines when large amounts of water were

  4. Water balance railway - Wikipedia

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    The water required for the operation of the railway was usually taken from a body of water near the mountain station. In places where water from the area was not available at the mountain station, this was pumped from the valley station with pumps through a pressure line running along the route into a reservoir at the mountain station.

  5. Tank locomotive - Wikipedia

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    LB&SCR J1 class. A tank locomotive is a steam locomotive which carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of a more traditional tender.Most tank engines also have bunkers (or fuel tanks) to hold fuel; in a tender-tank locomotive a tender holds some or all of the fuel, and may hold some water also.

  6. Water trough - Wikipedia

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    Ramsbottom water troughs on a four-line stretch of the West Coast Main Line, England, in 1904. Steam locomotives consume a considerable amount of water, and the tender or side tanks need to be replenished at intervals. Traditionally the engine water was replenished during station stops, but if it was desired to run long distances without ...

  7. Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank

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    The Beaumont tower became the place where all passing steam trains took on their water and fuel. The nearby Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Retention Pond held the water supply that was piped to the water tank alongside the tracks where steam engines were re-supplied. In the era of steam-powered locomotives, watering stations like ...