Rail Splitter
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Rail splitter may refer to:
- Abraham LincolnAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
, American President - The Rail Splitter Wind FarmRail Splitter Wind FarmThe Rail Splitter Wind Farm is a 67-turbine wind farm in northern Logan County and southern Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The turbines are expected to generate a maximum of 100.5 megawatts of electricity. The wind farm is owned and operated by Horizon Wind Energy...
, a 100-MW generating complex located in Illinois and named in honor of President Lincoln - Voltage divider, an electric circuit. Typically with the intent to establish a virtual groundVirtual groundVirtual ground is a node of the circuit that is maintained at a steady reference potential, without being connected directly to the reference potential...
. - A worker splitting wooden logs for building fenceFenceA fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary. It is generally distinguished from a wall by the lightness of its construction: a wall is usually restricted to such barriers made from solid brick or concrete, blocking vision as well as passage .Fences...
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