: a point on a railroad at which traffic may originate or terminate
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Recent Examples on the WebThe maximum workable distance from a railhead is considered to be 90 to 120 miles.Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022 Location: The nearest airport and railhead are Guwahati, Assam (105 miles). Payal Dhar, Washington Post, 5 July 2019 There was no noticeable railhead except for the one at Lahore. Raghvendra Singh, Quartz India, 9 Aug. 2019 Many European railheads cannot handle heavy air-defense batteries and many bridges—particularly in the former Soviet bloc—cannot support an American battle tank. Julian E. Barnes, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2017