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RAIL TRANSPORT
The structures and equipment required to transport passengers and cargo by train.
passenger station
Covered building for the public where trains and passengers arrive and depart.
railroad station
Covered building for the public where trains and passengers arrive and depart.
types of passenger cars
Cars: vehicles with various layouts that are pulled by locomotives, for transporting and providing services to passengers.
coach car
sleeping car
dining car
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 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
Vehicle with a diesel engine turning a generator that in turn powers the electric traction motors.
diesel-electric locomotive [1]
diesel-electric locomotive [2]
truck
car
Vehicle pulled by a locomotive for transporting cargo.
box car
automatic coupler
examples of freight cars [1]
examples of freight cars [2]
yard
Set of tracks where freight trains are reconfigured to contain cargo cars with the same destination and then dispatched.
railroad track
A pair of parallel rails laid end to end and on which trains run.
rail joint
manually operated switch
remote-controlled switch
railroad track
rail section
highway crossing
Intersection of a railroad and a road, with or without warning lights.
subway
Electrified urban railroad built mainly underground for transporting passengers at frequent intervals.
subway station
passenger car
subway train
truck and track
streetcar
Electrically powered vehicle for transporting people; it rolls on tracks embedded in city streets and on the edge of roadways.
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