mine cart

Tunnel rail vehicle

A mine cart is a small wheeled vehicle used to transport ore, coal, or debris through underground tunnels.

The open-topped container typically runs on narrow-gauge rails, pushed by workers or pulled by cables.

Mine carts appear frequently in adventure films and video games, often as vehicles for chase scenes through twisting underground passages.

Related
  • oreMetal-bearing rock
  • tracksMarks showing passage
  • tunnelEnclosed underground route
  • wheelsCircular rotation devices
  • goldElement seventy-nine

gold rush · coal · coal dust · pickaxe · hard hat · lantern · rails · narrow gauge · shaft · underground · payload · rumble · rust · wooden · haul · heavy load · descent · darkness

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propulsion/power source

mine cartlocomotive

Railway pulling machine

diesel locomotive · steam engine · electric train

transport direction/purpose

mine cartsupply cart

Vehicle transporting provisions

personnel carrier · passenger car

operational environment

mine cartdump truck

Hinged-bed hauling vehicle

freight car

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G