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40 relations: Aluminium, Amusement park, Boxcar, Caboose, Carolwood Pacific Railroad, Center of mass, Children's railway, Diesel engine, Disneyland, Disneyland Railroad, Dual gauge, Flatcar, Garden railway, Gasoline, Grizzly Flats Railroad, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, Knott's Berry Farm, Lead-acid battery, Live steam, Locomotive, Logo, Los Angeles, Model engineering, Narrow-gauge railway, Rail transport modelling scales, Railfan, Railroad switch, Railroad tie, Railway track, Ridable miniature railway, Steam locomotive, Steel, Tank car, Track ballast, Track gauge, Train ride, Walt Disney, Ward Kimball, Welding, Wendell "Bud" Hurlbut.
- Amusement rides based on rail transport
- Backyard railways
- Miniature railways
- Rail transport hobbies
Aluminium
Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
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Amusement park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes.
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Boxcar
A boxcar is the North American (AAR) and South Australian Railways term for a railroad car that is enclosed and generally used to carry freight.
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Caboose
A caboose is a crewed North American railroad car coupled at the end of a freight train.
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Carolwood Pacific Railroad
The Carolwood Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a -inch gauge ridable miniature railroad run by Walt Disney in the backyard of his home in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Backyard railroad and Carolwood Pacific Railroad are amusement rides based on rail transport.
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Center of mass
In physics, the center of mass of a distribution of mass in space (sometimes referred to as the barycenter or balance point) is the unique point at any given time where the weighted relative position of the distributed mass sums to zero.
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Children's railway
A children's railway or pioneer railway is an extracurricular educational institution, where children interested in rail transport can learn railway professions.
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Diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).
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Disneyland
Disneyland is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
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Disneyland Railroad
The Disneyland Railroad (DRR), formerly known as the Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad, is a 3-foot narrow-gauge heritage railroad and attraction in the Disneyland theme park of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, in the United States.
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Dual gauge
In railway engineering, "gauge" is the transverse distance between the inner surfaces of the heads of two rails, which for the vast majority of railway lines is the number of rails in place.
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Flatcar
A flatcar (US) (also flat car, or flatbed) is a piece of rolling stock that consists of an open, flat deck mounted on a pair of trucks (US) or bogies (UK), one at each end containing four or six wheels.
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Garden railway
A garden railway or garden railroad is a model railway system set up outdoors in a garden. Backyard railroad and garden railway are miniature railways.
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Gasoline
Gasoline or petrol is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines.
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Grizzly Flats Railroad
The Grizzly Flats Railroad (GFRR) was a 3-foot narrow-gauge heritage railroad owned by Disney animator Ward Kimball at his home in San Gabriel, California. Backyard railroad and Grizzly Flats Railroad are amusement rides based on rail transport.
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Holmby Hills, Los Angeles
Holmby Hills is a neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Knott's Berry Farm
Knott's Berry Farm is a theme park located in Buena Park, California, owned and operated by Six Flags.
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Lead-acid battery
The lead-acid battery is a type of rechargeable battery first invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté.
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Live steam
Live steam is steam under pressure, obtained by heating water in a boiler. Backyard railroad and Live steam are amusement rides based on rail transport and rail transport hobbies.
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Locomotive
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.
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Logo
A logo (abbreviation of logotype) is a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
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Model engineering
Model engineering is the pursuit of constructing proportionally-scaled miniature working representations of full-sized machines.
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Narrow-gauge railway
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than.
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Rail transport modelling scales
Rail transport modelling uses a variety of scales (ratio between the real world and the model) to ensure scale models look correct when placed next to each other.
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Railfan
A railfan, train fan, rail buff or train buff (American English), railway enthusiast, railway buff, trainspotter (Australian/British English) or ferroequinologist is a person who is recreationally interested in trains and rail transport systems. Backyard railroad and railfan are rail transport hobbies.
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Railroad switch
A railroad switch, turnout, or points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or where a spur or siding branches off.
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Railroad tie
A railroad tie, crosstie (American English), railway tie (Canadian English) or railway sleeper (Australian and British English) is a rectangular support for the rails in railroad tracks.
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Railway track
A railway track (British English and UIC terminology) or railroad track (American English), also known as a train track or permanent way (often "perway" in Australia), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepers, British English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade.
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Ridable miniature railway
A ridable miniature railway (US: riding railroad or grand scale railroad) is a large scale, usually ground-level railway that hauls passengers using locomotives that are often models of full-sized railway locomotives (powered by diesel or petrol engines, live steam or electric motors). Backyard railroad and ridable miniature railway are miniature railways.
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Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.
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Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.
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Tank car
A tank car (International Union of Railways (UIC): tank wagon) or tanker is a type of railroad car (UIC: railway car) or rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities.
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Track ballast
Track ballast is the material which forms the trackbed upon which railroad ties (UK: sleepers) are laid.
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Track gauge
In rail transport, track gauge is the distance between the two rails of a railway track.
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Train ride
A train ride or miniature train consists of miniature trains capable of carrying people. Backyard railroad and train ride are amusement rides based on rail transport.
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Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney (December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur.
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Ward Kimball
Ward Walrath Kimball (March 4, 1914 – July 8, 2002) was an American animator employed by Walt Disney Animation Studios.
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Welding
Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, primarily by using high temperature to melt the parts together and allow them to cool, causing fusion.
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Wendell "Bud" Hurlbut
Wendell "Bud" Hurlbut (1918–2011) was a designer, builder, entrepreneur, and one of the first creators of theme parks in the United States.
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See also
Amusement rides based on rail transport
- Backyard railroad
- Carolwood Pacific Railroad
- Fort Wilderness Railroad
- Grizzly Flats Railroad
- History of the roller coaster
- Horizons (Epcot)
- Lasseter Family Winery
- Lisebergbanan
- Live steam
- Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad
- Miniature railways
- New Life Ranch Frontier Cove
- Omnimover
- Pacific Coast Railroad (tourist)
- Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
- Roller coasters
- The Ultimate (roller coaster)
- Thrust Air 2000
- Touristic Eastern Express
- Train ride
- Virginia Reel roller coaster
Backyard railways
- Backyard railroad
- Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad
Miniature railways
- Backyard railroad
- Children's railways
- Garden railway
- Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad
- Miniature Railway Company
- Miniature Railway at Silver Lake, Ohio
- Rail transport modelling
- Ridable miniature railway
- Siam Park City Railway
Rail transport hobbies
- Backyard railroad
- Densha otaku
- Live steam
- Michigan AuSable Valley Railroad
- Rail transport modelling
- Railfan
- Trainspotters in the United Kingdom
- Trainspotting Live
References
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