The Comet railcar is a class of locomotive-hauled railcars that was first designed in the late 1960s by Pullman-Standard as a modern commuter car for North...
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full production of Comet II railcars. Amtrak was also able to finance the Horizon cars privately, making them the first railcars the railroad was able...
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The Comet V railcar is the fifth generation of the Comet railcar series. Produced by the manufacturer Alstom, the Comet V is a rather different car compared...
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Free Comet, an American racing monoplane Yokosuka D4Y (Suisei, "Comet"), a Japanese WW2 dive bomber Comet (railcar) Community of Metros (CoMET), a rapid...
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Shunter or Switcher Tank locomotive Baggage car Bilevel car Coach (rail) Comet (railcar) Compartment coach Corridor coach Couchette car Dining car Dome car...
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ground-level platforms. Many American commuter railroads which operate the Comet railcars made by Bombardier have trapdoors to accommodate passengers boarding...
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New South Wales Xplorer (redirect from New South Wales Xplorer Railcar)
CountryLink, the Xplorers are mechanically identical to the Endeavour railcars, though feature a higher level of passenger amenity. All 23 carriages were...
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The Jersey Arrow is a type of electric multiple unit (EMU) railcar developed for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and used through successive commuter operators...
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The Endeavour Railcars are a class of diesel multiple units (DMU) operated by NSW TrainLink on passenger rail services in New South Wales, Australia on...
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where his projects are thought to have included work on the futuristic Comet railcar project. That year, too, he married Anna Stierle, like him a German...
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passenger service was a special excursion train operated with a Silver City Comet railcar set on 20 September 1986. A 2018 report addresses the feasibility of...
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Blue Comet set. The Comet passenger railcar class of the 1970s and later was named to honor the Blue Comet. In December 1975 a special Blue Comet Nostalgia...
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The 620/720 class railcars were a class of diesel-hydraulic multiple units (DHMU) built by the New South Wales Government Railways and operated from 1961...
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The Hunter railcars, are a class of diesel multiple unit (DMU) operated by NSW TrainLink on the Hunter Line in New South Wales, Australia. Built by UGL...
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The 900/800 class railcars (or DEB sets) were diesel multiple units built by the New South Wales Government Railways between November 1951 and November...
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expected to begin in 2026. Horizon (railcar) – railcars operated by Amtrak similar in design to that of the Comets and Shoreliners. Hudson, Edward (February...
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Melbourne UTA MPD, a type of diesel multiple unit railcar of Northern Ireland Railways Air Comet, by ICAO airline designator Motive power depot, a location...
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state of the passenger carriages, but resumed in May 2000 using Xplorer railcars. CountryLink commenced operating the service in March 1996 honouring a...
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Express high-speed trainsets. Amtrak also operates 196 locomotives and railcars owned wholly by state partners. The railroad is currently working to replace...
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Train ferry (redirect from Railcar ferry)
adopted by many other lines. Screw jacks were placed on the corners of the railcar and the car was raised slightly to take its weight off its wheels. Chains...
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NCSIST Cardinal, a family of small UAVs Cardinal (train) The Cardinal (railcar) Cardinal (color), a vivid red Cardinal (name), a surname Cardinal, a Ruby...
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San Joaquins (section Comet Car single-level trainsets)
Dollar, Multi-State Railcar Contract" (Press release). Caltrans. November 8, 2017. "Caltrans/IDOT New Single-Level Passenger Railcar presentation" (PDF)...
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to sell the Tulloch railcars failed, they were scrapped in 1977. The 1100 class railcar or Budd railcar are a type of diesel railcar built by Commonwealth...
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The 1200 class railcar or Tulloch railcar were a type of diesel railcar built by Tulloch Limited for the New South Wales railways department between June...
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[permanent dead link] "Caltrans Amends Multimillion Dollar, Multi-State Railcar Contract" (Press release). Caltrans. November 8, 2017. "Board Meeting Presentation"...
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The South Maitland Railways railcar was a class of diesel railcar built by Tulloch Limited for the South Maitland Railway (SMR) in 1961. Having had all...
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northern suburbs of New York City. It principally uses a fleet of electric railcars for its services; diesel locomotives and push-pull coaches are in use as...
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Pennsylvania Railroad. It used half of a Comet IIM car - car 5459 (built as Comet IIB 5759 in 1988). In 2004, the Comet II Club Car went through a custom overhaul...
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CRANDIC's uneven track. For similar reasons, it was also known as the "Vomit Comet". In 1953, the railroad ran its last passenger train, a charter by railfans...
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trailers and 15 cab cars for a total of 54 cars. The coaches were based on the Comet V and have a two-by-two seating arrangement and more knee and leg room than...
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