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Incidentally, the term "team" as it is used in "team track" is also the origin of the name of the Teamster's Union, which is now comprised largely of truck drivers. An LCL (less-than-carload) warehouse is essentially the same facility, where partial loads are collected or delivered to a variety of customers. I usually think of a team track as one serving an open platform, but I see little reason why you couldn't attach an LCL freight house (often this exact facility was provided within the depot). <br /> <br />I have always thought of a branch line as one where the traffic flow is largely uni-directional such as a branch to a coal mine- empties go in, loads go out. In this manner, it really is just an overly large industrial spur, although a given branch might serve several industries. Also, a branch line is like a dead-end street; there's no through-routing for general freight, or else a more convenient mainline route is predominantly used. I like knowing, however, that the definition of "branch" varies by railroad.
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