railroad station

Covered building for the public where trains and passengers arrive and depart.

mast

Vertical support for a crosspiece, such as a signal gantry or an electric catenary.

signal gantry

Support framework spanning several tracks used to display signals, such as tricolor lights and speed-limit panels.

signal tower

Building housing employees and controls for directing train movement in the station.

freight station

Set of railroad installations and buildings required for transporting cargo.

freight car

Vehicle pulled by a locomotive for transporting cargo.

underground passage

Pedestrian tunnel connecting one side of the tracks with the other.

diesel shop

Building for maintaining and refueling diesel locomotives.

switch

A pair of movable track rails (switch rails) for guiding the train from one track to another.

scissors crossing

Track enabling a train to change tracks.

parking

Area for parking vehicles.

suburban commuter railroad

Railroad connecting an urban center to its suburbs and neighboring cities.

passenger station

Covered building for the public where trains and passengers arrive and depart.

station platform

Area alongside the tracks, for passengers to embark and disembark the train, or for loading and unloading cargo from the cars.

platform shelter

Roof protecting passengers waiting on the platform from inclement weather.

siding

Side track not used for railroad traffic but for shunting, marshaling or loading and unloading.

commuter train

Local train running frequently each day between an urban center and its suburbs or neighboring cities.

footbridge

Elevated walkway for passengers to cross over a set of tracks.

bumper

Buffer placed at the end of a track stopping the train from running off the end of the track.

semaphore

Light for relaying information such as the speed of trains and the distance between them.

grade crossing

Intersection of a railroad and a road, with or without warning lights.

main line

Tracks for trains traveling long distances.