A structural barrier installed at the physical end of a stub track or siding to prevent vehicles from rolling off the rails. They range from simple mounds of dirt or bolted timbers to massive hydraulic or friction-damped steel structures designed to absorb the kinetic energy of a moving train without destroying the equipment.
Heard on the job
The hostler lost his air and shoved the dead unit right through the buffer stop at the end of track three.
Also heard as
- bumping post
- bumper block