Rail

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Rail may refer to:

• Rail tracks
• The rolled steel profiles used on rail tracks, see also rail profile and railway rail
• A third rail is a method of providing electricity to power a railway by means of continuous rigid conductor mounted alongside the railway track.
• A third rail can also refer to a rail configuration allowing dual gauge railway.
• Rail transport
• Rail (band), 80's heavy metal band from Seattle.
• RAIL (magazine), a railroad-related periodical.
• Rail (theater), rail in theatrical lighting
• Power supply rail, a voltage rail. A single voltage provided by a power supply unit.
• Rallidae, the group of birds called rails
• Common rail, a fuel injection system
• Crayon Rails, the Mayfair Games board games
• A guard rail for safety or support
• RAIL, Remote Application Integrated Locally, a term describing a future technology in Microsoft Terminal Services 2007
• Ruby on Rails, a web framework for the Ruby programming language
• Rail drinks, a term used for alcoholic drinks made using the establishment's default (normally non-premium) liquor
• Handrail on a stairway
• A horizontal outside member on a door or in a frame and panel construction.