A Comparison of English and American Railway Terms, 1

Compiled from Railroading Around the World, by S. Kip Farrington, Jr.

British	American
Signal box	Tower or signal station
Breakdown van	Wrecking trains
Break van	Caboose
Locomotive shed	Engine terminal
Locomotive shed master	Engine house foreman
Goods trains	Freight trains
Wagons	Freight cars
Vehicles	Passenger cars
Axles	Number of axles in the train
Bogies	Four-wheel trucks
Foot plate	Deck of locomotive
Driver	Engineman
Regulator	Throttle
Assistant locomotive	Helper
Banker	Pusher
Cross	Meet
Loop	Passing track
Level crossing	Highway crossing
Shunter	Yard or switch engine
Shunting	Switching
Marshall yard	Freight yard
Marshalling	Classifying
Engine road	Engine track to engine house
Coaling road	Coal track
Sorting siding	Classification tracks
Reception sidings	Receiving yards
Assembling sidings	Departure siding
Neck	Throat
Double incline	Hump