railcar
Freight carrier rolling
A railcar is a vehicle designed to travel on railway tracks.
The term covers passenger cars, freight cars, and self-propelled units that don't require a separate locomotive.
In American usage, railcar often refers specifically to freight vehicles: The railcar sat on the siding, waiting to be loaded with grain.
In some contexts, it means a single self-powered passenger unit, as distinct from a full train.
Vehicle wheel assembly
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- couplerDevice linking two things
- wheelsetJoined rail wheels
- axleShaft for wheel rotation
brake · suspension · underframe · buffer · drawbar · airbrake · handbrake · journal
Railway pulling machine
- engineMachine producing motion
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- electricPowered by current
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
traction · motor · power · throttle · drive · self-propelled · pantograph · catenary
Tapered dispensing container
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
- containerThing for storing items
refrigerated · shipment · commodities · grain · coal · bulk · livestock · pallets
Urban rail vehicle
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- metroUrban rail transit
- interurbanSpanning multiple municipalities
elevated · commuter · rapid transit · articulated · Shinkansen · TGV · ICE · maglev
One who instructs
- sleeperOne at rest
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- seatingAvailable places to sit
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
conductor · vestibule · compartment · berth · roomette · first class · standard class
bogie
Vehicle wheel assembly
axle · brake · suspension · underframe · buffer · drawbar · airbrake · handbrake · journal · bearing
locomotive
Railway pulling machine
steam · traction · motor · power · throttle · drive · self-propelled · pantograph · catenary · hybrid
hopper
Tapered dispensing container
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
container · refrigerated · shipment · commodities · grain · coal · bulk · livestock · pallets · bales
tram
Urban rail vehicle
interurban · elevated · commuter · rapid transit · articulated · Shinkansen · TGV · ICE · maglev · high-speed
coach
One who instructs
reservation · conductor · vestibule · compartment · berth · roomette · first class · standard class
track
Path or monitored route
siding · yard · terminal · depot · classification · spur · mainline · junction · marshalling · loading dock
- rail yardsswitchyard, marshalling yards, receiving yard, yard crew, yardmaster
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
- vehiclesbus, truck, van, bike, train
- freight transportfreight train, container, semi truck, freight barge, tanker
- rail transportfreight train, train stations, passenger train, commuter train, express train
- rail traveltrain, trains, station, stations, train ticket
railcartruck
Heavy freight vehicle
aircraft · airplane · ship · boat · helicopter
railcaroff-road vehicle
Transport for unpaved terrain
all-terrain vehicle · drone · horse · jeep · SUV