track gang

noun

A group of workers who lay or maintain railway tracks.

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Meanings

nountrack gang (plural track gangs)

plural track gangs

  1. rail transportA group of workers who lay or maintain railway tracks.

    Add in forecasted rail temperatures and the result can alert track gangs to sites with the potential for track buckles.

    2026 September 2, Philip Haigh, “Network Rail looks for track buckling solutions”, in RAIL, number 1069, page 25
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APA

track gang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/track%20gang

MLA

“track gang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/track%20gang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “track gang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/track%20gang.

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