: a point on a railroad at which traffic may originate or terminate
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What is rail grinding? Rail grinding helps keep the light rail system in working condition, PRT says, by using a specialized machine to create friction from grinding stones to smooth and restore the railhead while removing defects.
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Getty Images The effort is coordinated with the nearing completion of the southern railhead in Kern County—a 150-acre staging yard set to serve as a logistics base for installing track components directly along the route.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Officials completed environmental reviews on the 463 miles from L.A. to San Jose, electrified its Bay Area corridor (a prerequisite for high-speed rail service there), and began the process of laying track, with the railhead groundbreaking at Bakersfield.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2025
On January 6, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that state authorities were ready to start laying track on the state's high-speed rail project, starting with the railhead project in Kern County in Central Valley.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Getty Images The effort is coordinated with the nearing completion of the southern railhead in Kern County—a 150-acre staging yard set to serve as a logistics base for installing track components directly along the route.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Officials completed environmental reviews on the 463 miles from L.A. to San Jose, electrified its Bay Area corridor (a prerequisite for high-speed rail service there), and began the process of laying track, with the railhead groundbreaking at Bakersfield.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2025
On January 6, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that state authorities were ready to start laying track on the state's high-speed rail project, starting with the railhead project in Kern County in Central Valley.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Railhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railhead. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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