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         Railroad track: railway rack made 
          of parallel steel rails laid on wooden ties. 
          Rail: set of steel bars placed end to end in two parallel lines. 
          Fishplate bolt: piece of steel with a head at one end and threaded 
          at the other, used in conjunction with a nut to connect the rails of 
          a railway track. 
          Spike: curved piece of metal used to attach the base plate pad 
          to the rail. 
          Tie: wooden plank laid perpendicular to and beneath the rails. 
          Tie plate: piece of metal that supports the rail. 
          Nut: piece of metal that holds a bolt in place. 
          Expansion space: space left between the rails to allow expansion 
          when the temperature rises. 
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