Rail

Rail or rails may refer to:

Rail transport

  • A generic term for railroads, railways, rail transport, and related matters
  • Track (rail transport), or railway lines, the running surface of a railway
  • Rail profile, the cross sectional shape of a railway rail
  • Third rail (or conductor rail), a method of providing electric power to a railway train
  • Science, technology, biology, and medicine

  • Picatinny rail, a bracket used on some firearms in order to provide a standardized mounting platform for telescopic sights and other accessories
  • Rails or Rallidae, a family of birds which includes crakes, coots, and gallinules
  • Structural
    • Guard rail, for protective separation of persons (including those in vehicles) from dangerous places or situations
    • Hand rail, for physical support, such as on stairways and steps
    • Theatre rail, see batten (theater), from which lighting fixtures, theatrical scenery, tabs or curtains may be hung
    • Curtain rail, see curtain, from which curtains are hung
    • Door rails, see frame and panel, a horizontal outside member on a door or in a frame and panel construction
  • This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - https://wn.com/Rail

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    Republicans moving ahead with Trump's 'big' bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproar

    Fox31 Denver 04 Apr 2025
    Senate Democrats started consuming up to 25 hours of their available debate time, holding the floor into the night and railing against potential GOP cuts to Medicaid, veterans programs, DOGE cuts and the impact of Trump's tariffs ... At the same time, the staunchest fiscal ......
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    Tri-Rail is getting tougher on fare dodgers to help with plugging budget deficit

    The Palm Beach Post 03 Apr 2025
    Southbound Tri-Rail train departs from Delray Beach station in PBC. The southbound Tri-Rail train departs from the Delray Beach station on its way to Miami ... Then they call Tri-Rail headquarters in Pompano Beach, where staff members spend more time entering the information on the page into a digital database, Dech said....
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    Pajaro to Santa Cruz in less than an hour: Santa Cruz County RTC details passenger ...

    Santa Cruz Sentinel 03 Apr 2025
    SANTA CRUZ — Planners at Santa Cruz County’s most powerful transportation agency have unveiled a vision for a passenger rail service capable of shuttling commuters from Watsonville to Santa Cruz in less than an hour while also providing connections to regional and statewide routes....
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    Information meetings for Sepulveda pass rail project called off, will be rescheduled

    LA Daily News 03 Apr 2025
    King said he hopes the EIR will confirm robust ridership numbers, particularly with the heavy rail options ... An automated heavy rail train would run four-car trains during peak times with each car having a capacity of 170 passengers ... Rail with a driver runs six-car trains during peak times with each car having a capacity of 133 passengers....
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    Back On Track

    Kashmir Observer 03 Apr 2025
    This is a development of profound significance as it heralds Kashmir’s integration into the national rail network, something that is happening for the first time after independence ... The inauguration of the rail link will mark a significant step in improving connectivity, but its ......
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    New US tariffs hit railroad stocks in early trading

    Freight Waves 03 Apr 2025
    Given the often fluid nature of President Donald Trump’s tariff plans this year, independent rail analyst Anthony B ... It won’t be clear what the tariff impact on rail traffic might be until railroad shippers have time to analyze how tariffs might affect their businesses, Hatch says....
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    Poll: Have you tried the new train from New Bedford or Fall River?

    The Herald News 03 Apr 2025
    NEW BEDFORD — For the first time in nearly 67 years, passenger rail service returned to Fall River and New Bedford on March 24, marking a historic milestone with the opening of the South Coast Rail to Boston ... Standard-Times staff writer Seth Chitwood can be reached at schitwood@s-t.com....
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    Civil trial on derailment underway in Youngstown

    The Vindicator 03 Apr 2025
    Amadi said the derailment occurred because a rail car owned by GATX “had a damaged … roller bearing that is used to hold the wheels of the car in place.” ... Wood said the East Palestine derailment was the first time Norfolk Southern ever vented and burned rail cars....
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    Why Remittix Is Proving to Be a Wiser Investment Than Established Cryptos Like Stellar and Hedera

    Cryptopolitan 03 Apr 2025
    Local banking rails shorten multi-day wait times to hours, outdoing what Stellar is capable of with risky corporate partnerships or layer-2 scaling ... Through its connection of crypto and fiat rails, decreases settlement time to hours from days, which is why it is attractive to freelancers, migrant workers, and e-commerce operators, among others....
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    DeepSeek enhances non-coal mine safety

    China Daily 03 Apr 2025
    China has launched its first artificial intelligence-powered monitoring system for non-coal mines, marking a major step in digital mining ... It was introduced on March 12 ... Now, hanging rail robots conduct inspections around the clock, monitoring real-time metrics such as temperature, humidity and carbon monoxide levels ...

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