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railhead

rail·head [ ráyl hèd ] (plural rail·heads)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. end of railroad line: the farthest point to which the track of a railroad line runs

2. distribution point for railroad: a place where supplies, often military materials, are unloaded from railcars for distribution to other points

[Early 20th century. <rail1]
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