Sentence examples for the top of the rails from inspiring English sources

They are fitted with small railway wheels just outside of the road tyres, which can be lowered when working in railway mode, and ensure that the road wheels run along the top of the rails.

Mr. Cabrera added that he and other engineers were experimenting with newer lubricants applied directly to the top of the rail, as opposed to grease, which is pumped onto the sides so it will not make train wheels slip.

Curve squeal is commonly attributed to self-excited vibrations of the railway wheel, which arise due to a large lateral creepage of the wheel tyre on the top of the rail during curving.

While you're at the top of the rail, look for your landing.

Cut the old felt along the top of the rail if it does not come off immediately.

Rubber or soft plastic "mitts" that slip over the top of the ladder rails provide a good grip on the siding and protect it from ladder damage.

He joined the London Consolidation Crew, a group of part-time photographers interested in accessing off-limits architecture including the top of the Forth rail bridge in Scotland, abandoned mental hospitals and Joseph Bazalgette's Victorian sewer systems.

The section is made of a slotted box girder, and a permeability fence is arranged on the top of the guard rail as windshield barrier.