spur track

noun

, Railroads.

a short branch track leading from the main track, and connected with it at one end only.

First recorded in 1880–85

After doing something to the switch of the unused spur track, the four men separated.

We had followed the spur track up the gulch for maybe a short quarter of a mile when we came to the engine.

Nobody ever kicked up such a rumpus about a spur track before.

They were given to understand that there would be no opposition to the spur track going down.

As she spoke the Rosemary stopped with a jerk and McGrath's fireman darted past to set the spur-track switch.

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