page_title: Glossary of rail transport terms
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hierarchical_section_title: Glossary of rail transport terms / Y
caption_attribution_description: English: A railroad yard in Chicago, Illinois, (Proviso Yard) operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway.
context_page_description: Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology. The difference between the American term railroad and the international term railway is the most significant difference in rail terminology. There are also others, due to the parallel development of rail transport systems in different parts of the world.
  Various global terms are presented here; where a term has multiple names, this is indicated. The abbreviation "UIC" refers to standard terms adopted by the International Union of Railways in its official publications and thesaurus.
context_section_description: Yard
  An arrangement of tracks where rolling stock is switched to and from trains, freight is loaded or unloaded, and consists made up
  Yellow
  A colour associated with a warning or a need to slow down when used by flags or signals, but the exact meaning varies from railway to railway
caption: A railroad yard in Chicago, Illinois, as seen in December 1942
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