Siding

Railway terminology varies from country to country, between model and reality, and even between different professions within the industry. This forum seeks to clarify such diversity.

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A.A.R. definition - A track auxiliary to the main track for meeting or passing trains.
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:? What is AAR please?
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A.A.R. - Association of American Railroads. A non-government trade group that established Recommended Standards and Practices.
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In GB a siding is a dead end storage road.
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As many other things, note difference between UK and American usage. UK and Oz usage, a siding is for storage of wagons only, a mainline used for crossing of trains is a loop, whereas US usage is siding
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