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A railroad car or railway carriage is a vehicle on a rail transport system (railroad or railway) that is used purely for the carrying of cargo. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. A railway can be broken down into two major components Basically these are the items which "move" the Rolling stock, that is the locomotives passenger carrying vehicles (coaches |}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which Passengers may board and alight from Trains A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another A locomotive is a railway Vehicle that provides the motive power for a Train. See also Rail transport The history of rail transport dates back nearly 500 years and includes systems with man or horse power and rails of wood or stone Asia India Europe Denmark France Germany 0-9 Note for 4-4-0 2-6-4T 0-4-4-0 etc See Whyte notation or UIC classification A B This page provides an index of articles on Rail transport by country. Model railroading (US or Railway modelling (UK Australia and Canada is a Hobby in which Rail transport systems are modeled at a reduced scale Vehicles, derived from the Latin word vehiculum, are non-living Means of transport. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Cars can be coupled together into a train, either hauled by one or more locomotive, or self-propelled. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another A locomotive is a railway Vehicle that provides the motive power for a Train.

Most cars carry a "revenue" load, although "non-revenue" cars exist for the railroad's own use, such as for maintenance-of-way purposes. Such uses can generally be divided into the carriage of passengers and of freight. "Revenue" cars are basically of two types: passenger cars, or coaches, and freight cars or wagons. This article is about railroad equipment For other cars see Automobile and Wiktionary definition of passenger car. A Railway coach &mdash also known especially in the UK, as a railway carriage &mdash is a passenger car designed for the conveyance of passengers

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Passenger cars

Main article: Passenger car (rail)
American Wooden passenger car
American Wooden passenger car
American streamlined steel observation car.
American streamlined steel observation car. This article is about railroad equipment For other cars see Automobile and Wiktionary definition of passenger car. An observation car/carriage/coach (often abbreviated to simply observation) is a type of Railroad passenger car, generally operated in a passenger train
British steel sitting car.
British steel sitting car.
Inside a modern sitting car.
Inside a modern sitting car.

Passenger cars, or coaches, vary in their internal fittings:

In standard gauge cars, seating is usually between three and five seats across the width of the car, with an aisle in between (resulting in 2+1, 2+2 or 3+2 seats) or at the side. This article is about railroad equipment For other cars see Automobile and Wiktionary definition of passenger car. A Railway coach &mdash also known especially in the UK, as a railway carriage &mdash is a passenger car designed for the conveyance of passengers The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge. Tables may be present between seats facing one another. Alternatively, seats facing the same direction may have access to a fold-down ledge on the back of the seat in front.

Passenger cars can take the electricity supply for heating and lighting equipment from two main sources - either directly from a head end power generator on the locomotive via bus cables; or by an axle powered generator which continuously charges batteries whenever the train is in motion. Head end power (HEP or Electric train supply ( ETS) in the United Kingdom is a Rail transport term for the electrical power distribution system A locomotive is a railway Vehicle that provides the motive power for a Train.

Cars usually have either air-conditioning or windows that can be opened (sometimes, for safety, not so far that one can hang out), or sometimes both. The term air conditioning refers to the cooling and dehumidification of indoor air for Thermal comfort. Various types of onboard train toilet facilities may also be provided. In Rail transport, many passenger Trains (usually medium and long-distance have Toilet facilities on board

Other types of passenger car exist, especially for long journeys, such as the dining car, parlor car, disco car, and in rare cases theater and movie theater car. A dining car (American English or restaurant car (British English also diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue In some cases another type of car is temporarily converted to one of these for an event.

Observation cars were built for the rear of many famous trains to allow the passengers to view the scenery. An observation car/carriage/coach (often abbreviated to simply observation) is a type of Railroad passenger car, generally operated in a passenger train These proved popular, leading to the development of dome cars multiple units of which could be placed mid-train, and featured a glass-enclosed upper level extending above the normal roof to provide passengers with a better view. A dome car is a type of Railway passenger car that has a glass Dome on the top of the car where passengers can ride and see in all directions around

Sleeping cars outfitted with (generally) small bedrooms allow passengers to sleep through their night-time trips, while couchette cars provide more basic sleeping accommodation. The sleeping car or sleeper is a railroad passenger car that can accommodate all its passengers in beds of one kind or another primarily for the purpose of making The couchette car is a Railroad car conveying basic non-private sleeping accommodation Long-distance trains often require baggage cars for the passengers' luggage. A baggage car (US terminology or luggage van (UK terminology is a type of Rail transport passenger car. In European practice it is common for day coaches to be formed of compartments seating 6 or 8 passengers, with access from a side corridor. In the UK, Corridor coaches fell into disfavor in the 1960s and 1970s partially because open coaches are considered more secure by women traveling alone.

Another distinction is between single- and double deck train cars. An example of a double decker is the Amtrak superliner. The bilevel car ( North American English) or double-decker (British English increases the passenger or freight capacity of a train without lengthening a train The Superliner is a double decker passenger car used by Amtrak on long haul trains that do not use the Northeast Corridor.

A "trainset" (or "set") is a semi-permanently arranged formation of cars, rather than one created 'ad hoc' out of whatever cars are available. These are only broken up and reshuffled 'on shed' (in the maintenance depot). Trains are then built of one or more of these 'sets' coupled together as needed for the capacity of that train.

Often, but not always, passenger cars in a train are linked together with enclosed, flexible gangway connections that can be walked through by passengers and crew members. Some designs incorporate semi-permanent connections between cars and may have a full-width connection, making in essence one longer, flexible 'car'. In North America, passenger equipment also employ tightlock couplings to keep a train reasonably intact in the event of a derailment or other accident. Tightlock coupling or titelok coupler is an American Association of Railroads (AAR tooth and socket automatic coupler of which there are two

Many multiple unit trains consist of cars which are semi-permanently coupled into sets; these sets may be joined together to form larger trains, but generally passengers can only move around between cars within a set. The term multiple unit or MU is used to describe a self-propelling train unit capable of coupling with other units of the same or similar type and still This "closed" nature allows the separate sets to be easily split to go separate ways. Some multiple-unit trainsets are designed so that corridor connections can be easily opened between coupled sets; this generally requires driving cabs either set off to the side or (as in the Dutch Koploper) above the passenger compartment. The following are current and former Trains in the Netherlands. These cabs or driving trailers are also useful for quickly reversing the train. A control car is a generic term for a non-powered railroad vehicle that can control operation of a train from the end opposite to the position of the Locomotive.

Freight cars

American style hopper car.
American style hopper car. A hopper car is a type of Railroad freight car used to transport loose bulk commodities such as Coal, Ore, grain, Track ballast
Tank car.
Tank car. For Jay Leno's bespoke Tank -engined car see the Blastolene Special.
U.S. type boxcar.
U. S. type boxcar. A boxcar (the American term the British call this kind of car a " goods van " while in Australia they are usually referred to as "
Articulated well cars with containers
Articulated well cars with containers

Freight cars or (UK: "wagons" or "trucks") exist in a wide variety of types, adapted to the ideal carriage of a whole host of different things. A double-stack car, also called a stack car for short or a well car due to its shape is a type of Railroad car specially designed to carry intermodal Originally there were very few types of car; the boxcar (UK: "van"), a closed box with side doors, was among the first. A boxcar (the American term the British call this kind of car a " goods van " while in Australia they are usually referred to as "

Common types of freight cars include:

The vast majority of freight cars fit into the above categories.

Non-revenue cars

Typical American extended vision caboose.
Typical American extended vision caboose. A caboose (North American Railway terminology) or brake van or guard's van (British terminology is a manned rail transport vehicle coupled at

Military cars

Armored train Hurban located in Zvolen, Slovakia.
Armored train Hurban located in Zvolen, Slovakia. A Road-rail vehicle is a Self-propelled Vehicle that can be legally used on both Roads and rails. The Armored train Hurban was an Armored train used during World War II, during the Slovak National Uprising.

Military armoured trains use several types of specialized cars:

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railroad car

-noun

  1. Any railroad vehicle that is not a locomotive.
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