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What is the proper word for this braking device?

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What is the proper word for this braking device?
In the US?
In the UK?
In Canada?
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Doddy
In North American terms I think it is a 'Rail Skid'

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Bill C.
I have always called them wheel stops but the LGB package calls them stop blocks:

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I have used them and they certainly are effective when a siding is sloped.
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Dave Meashey
Knut;

I have also heard them called a wheel chock (US), just like the deices used for trailers and other roadway vehicles.

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In practice, they are called "Wheel Skates"....
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Greg Elmassian


Aldon Freight Car Chocking Skid (Exposed Rail)
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