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rail transport

RAIL TRANSPORT

The structures and equipment required to transport passengers and cargo by train.

passenger station

passenger station

Covered building for the public where trains and passengers arrive and depart.

railroad station

railroad station

Covered building for the public where trains and passengers arrive and depart.

types of passenger cars

types of passenger cars

Cars: vehicles with various layouts that are pulled by locomotives, for transporting and providing services to passengers.

high-speed train [1]

high-speed train [1]

High-speed passenger train (between 135 and 190 mph) powered by electricity, with a power car at each end and a limited number of cars in between.

high-speed train [2]

high-speed train [2]

High-speed passenger train (between 135 and 190 mph) powered by electricity, with a power car at each end and a limited number of cars in between.

diesel-electric locomotive

diesel-electric locomotive

Vehicle with a diesel engine turning a generator that in turn powers the electric traction motors.

car

car

Vehicle pulled by a locomotive for transporting cargo.

yard

yard

Set of tracks where freight trains are reconfigured to contain cargo cars with the same destination and then dispatched.

railroad track

railroad track

A pair of parallel rails laid end to end and on which trains run.

highway crossing

highway crossing

Intersection of a railroad and a road, with or without warning lights.

subway

subway

Electrified urban railroad built mainly underground for transporting passengers at frequent intervals.

streetcar

streetcar

Electrically powered vehicle for transporting people; it rolls on tracks embedded in city streets and on the edge of roadways.