A railroad car, railcar (American and Canadian English), railway wagon, railway carriage, railway truck, railwagon, railcarriage or railtruck (British...
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a railroad car that is designed to carry passengers. The term passenger car can also be associated with a sleeping car, a baggage car, a dining car, railway...
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A private railroad car, private railway coach, private car, or private varnish is a railroad passenger car either originally built or later converted for...
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Train ferry (redirect from Railroad car ferry)
rolling stock over the canal.[page needed] In April 1836, the first railroad car ferry in the U.S., Susquehanna, entered service on the Susquehanna River...
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A railroad car float or rail barge is a specialised form of lighter with railway tracks mounted on its deck used to move rolling stock across water obstacles...
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Handcar (redirect from Manual railroad car)
as a pump trolley, pump car, rail push trolley, push-trolley, jigger, Kalamazoo, velocipede, or draisine) is a railroad car powered by its passengers...
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Pullman Company (redirect from Pullman Palace Car Company)
manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States...
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dome cars were manufactured by the Budd Company, Pullman Standard and American Car & Foundry. Southern Pacific Railroad built its own dome cars in its...
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American car design favored a single pair of doors at one end of the car in the car's vestibule; compartmentized cars on American railroads featured a...
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A refrigerator car (or "reefer") is a refrigerated boxcar (U.S.), a piece of railroad rolling stock designed to carry perishable freight at specific temperatures...
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A tank car (International Union of Railways (UIC): tank wagon) or tanker is a type of railroad car (UIC: railway car) or rolling stock designed to transport...
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Tender (rail) (redirect from Tender (railroad car))
great-grandson of the founder of the New York Central Railroad; his tender featured a cylindrical body like a tank car with a fuel bunker set into the front end....
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specially fitted railroad cars called Chapel cars to provide religious services and information from the 1890s to the 1930s. The cars served as both a...
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The Harding Railroad Car is a historically significant Pullman railroad passenger car located at Pioneer Park (aka Alaskaland) in Fairbanks, Alaska. Also...
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An observation car/carriage/coach (in US English, often abbreviated to simply observation or obs) is a type of railroad passenger car, generally operated...
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Industries, originally the American Car and Foundry Company (abbreviated as ACF), is an American manufacturer of railroad rolling stock. One of its subsidiaries...
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A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (English), also a diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service...
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A combine car in North American parlance, most often referred to simply as a combine, is a type of railroad car which combines sections for both passengers...
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test car is a type of railroad car in maintenance of way service. Its purpose is to calibrate the weighing scales used to weigh loaded railroad cars. Scale...
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Gondola (rail) (redirect from Container well car)
In North American railroad terminology, a gondola or gondola car is typically an open-topped railroad car used for transporting loose bulk materials,...
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major investments in the United States railroad system, and introduced standardized locomotive and railroad car classes, known as USRA standard. After...
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Train (section Train cars)
as multiple units or railcars. Passengers and cargo are carried in railroad cars, also known as wagons or carriages. Trains are designed to a certain...
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A clearance car is a type of railroad car in maintenance of way service. Its purpose is to check the clearances around the tracks and ensure that trains...
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electric locomotives, diesel multiple units, electric multiple units and railroad cars. When the company began operation in 1991, it was with a collection...
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A well car, also known as a double-stack car (or also intermodal car/container car), is a type of railroad car specially designed to carry intermodal...
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Department of the Army, Washington DC Car and Locomotive Cyclopedia 1970 Forney, Matthias N. (1879). The Railroad Car Builder's Dictionary. Dover Publications...
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In the spring of 1839, the Cumberland Valley Railroad pioneered sleeping car service in America with a car named "Chambersburg", between Chambersburg and...
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Glossary of rail transport terms (redirect from Railroad Terminology)
hand-powered railroad car (see Handcar and Draisine), or a small gasoline powered railroad car. Grab bar or Grab iron A handle on the side of a car to allow...
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