Kettle Valley
Railway Vocabulary

Matching

Match the vocabulary word on the left with the correct definition on the right. Put the letter of the definition on the line after the vocabulary word.


1. rubble ____   A. something precious or perfect
2. fatal ____   B. person who comes from one country to live in another
3. port ____   C. rod attached to a brake that is used to work it
4. gem ____   D. railway car for passengers to ride in
5. freight ____   E. broken pieces of stone
6. rails ____   F. a place where ships can load and unload
7. brake lever ____   G. people working together on a railway under one foreman
8. rail gang ____   H. time of greatest success
9. immigrant ____   I. a machine that takes things from one place to another
10. coach ____   J. long metal bars on which a train rides
11. heyday ____   K. causing death
12. conveyor belt ____   L. load of goods carried by train


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