- Gage: An alternate (US) spelling of "Gauge" as in "track or rail gage".
- Gandy dancer (slang, US): A track maintenance worker.
- Garratt: A type of articulated locomotive.
- Gauge: The width between the inner faces of the rails.
- Geep: A slang term for any of the GP ("general-purpose") series of Electro-Motive four-axle diesel locomotives; originally applied only to EMD GP7, GP9, and GP18 models.
- Generator field: The control switch of a diesel-electric locomotive that opens or closes the circuit between the main generator and the traction motors.
- GEVO: A nickname for General Electric's Evolution series of modern diesel locomotives.
- Glad hand A quick-coupling/uncoupling connector at the end of a trainline air hose that resembles a pair of "shaking hands" when hoses are connected.
- Go-devil: A hand-powered railroad car (see Handcar and Draisine ), or a small gasoline powered railroad car .
- Gondola: A type of rolling stock with a flat bottom and relatively low sides, used to haul material such as ore or scrap, and loaded and unloaded from the top. May be covered or uncovered. Open wagon (UK).
- Goods (UK): Freight (US): Both terms are used in Australian English
- Goods wagon or Goods van or Goods truck (UK): Freight car or Box car (US): A flat car with sides and a top, usually with a large sliding door in the middle of each side.
- Go to beans (slang, US): Train crew parlance for stopping to take a coffee or meal break during a shift.
- Grab bar: A handle on the side of a car to allow switching personnel to hold on (also known as a "grab iron").
- Green: A colour associated with go or proceed.
- Guard (UK): Conductor (US) See Conductor above.
- Guard rail (US) Check rail (UK): A double rail section of track, sometimes found in train yards and on bridges to prevent derailments or limit damage caused by derailments, by having rail on both sides of the wheel flange. Also found on curves with a tight radius and switches and crossings
- Gunzel (AU) Railway enthusiast. In Melbourne, Victoria it often refers to tramway enthusiast.
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