rail cars

Rolling stock units

Rail cars are wheeled vehicles designed to run on railroad tracks.

The term covers freight cars, passenger cars, and specialized cars like tankers and hoppers.

Rail car is often written as one word (railcar) and used interchangeably with railroad car or railway car.

The rail cars sat idle on the siding.

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train tracks · bogie · steel · wheelset · consist · coupler · trains · freight trains · freight yard · intermodal · reefer · rolling stock · braking system · hauling · conductor · rumble · junction · siding

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rail vehicle function

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Railway pulling machine

engine · diesel locomotive · electric locomotive · steam locomotive

mode of transport

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Heavy cargo vehicles

lorries · tractor-trailers · cargo ships · automobiles · buses

rail vs. water transport

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Seagoing vessels

barges · cargo vessels · freighters · container ships · boats

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railcar, railcars

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