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• Span bolster — A span bolster, in rail terminology, is a beam or frame used to link two trucks (US) or bogies (UK) so that they can be articulated together and be joined to the locomotive or railroad car at one rotating mounting point. In effect, they make one… …   Wikipedia

• Bolster (disambiguation) — A bolster is a long narrow pillow or cushion filled with cotton, down, or fibre.Bolster may also refer to:* Bolster (knife), the thick metal portion of a knife joining the handle and the blade * Bolster the Giant, a giant in Cornish legend * Span …   Wikipedia

• bolster — bolsterer, n. /bohl steuhr/, n. 1. a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc. 2. anything resembling this in form or in use as a support. 3. any pillow, cushion, or pad. 4. Naut. a. Also called bolster plate. a circular… …   Universalium

• bolster — bol•ster [[t]ˈboʊl stər[/t]] n. 1) fur a long, often cylindrical cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc 2) anything resembling this in form or in use as a support 3) fur any pillow, cushion, or pad 4) bui a horizontal timber on a post for… …   From formal English to slang

• AAR wheel arrangement — The AAR wheel arrangement system is a method of classifying locomotive (or unit) wheel arrangements that was developed by the Association of American Railroads. It is essentially a simplification of the European UIC classification, and it is… …   Wikipedia

• M-10002 — The Union Pacific Railroad s M 10002 was a diesel electric streamliner train built in 1936 by Pullman Standard with a prime mover from the Winton engine division of General Motors Corporation and General Electric generator, control equipment and… …   Wikipedia

• M-10003-6 — The Union Pacific Railroad s M 10003, M 10004, M 10005, and M 10006 were four identical diesel electric streamliner train 2 car power sets delivered in May, June, and July 1936 from Pullman Standard with engines and internal locomotive equipment… …   Wikipedia

• GE U50 — Infobox Locomotive name = GE U50 powertype = Diesel electric imagesize = 300 caption = U50 #50 on an eastbound freight at Laramie, Wyoming. designer = builder = General Electric serialnumber = buildmodel = U50 builddate = 1963 65 totalproduction …   Wikipedia

• GE U50C — The GE U50C was a 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems. They were twin engined locomotives, combining two 2,500 hp (1,850 kW) diesel engines.Produced between November 1969 and November 1971 solely for the Union …   Wikipedia

• Schnabel car — A Schnabel car is a specialized type of railroad freight car. It is designed to carry heavy and oversized loads in such a way that the load itself makes up part of the car. The load is suspended between the two ends of the cars by lifting arms;… …   Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium