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18:Section house (railway)
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129:Skull Valley, Arizona
113:Elgin Section House,
86:Whitney Section House
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64:Potter Section House
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821:Water stop
782:for trains
774:Roundhouse
748:Structures
734:Train stop
684:Guard rail
659:Block post
647:and safety
644:Signalling
575:third rail
548:Rail track
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425:Baulk road
339:2023-09-11
314:2023-09-11
291:References
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978:Rail yard
963:Headshunt
940:Crossover
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729:Tell-tale
560:Rail yard
526:Guide bar
506:Headshunt
489:Trackwork
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1056:Stations
842:Military
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769:Platform
679:Derailer
597:Roll way
516:Junction
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274:See also
124:in 1964.
48:Examples
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852:station
847:Private
794:Station
470:Profile
420:Ballast
207:Gallery
97:Arizona
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804:clock
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