railcars
Rolling stock units
Railcars are wheeled vehicles designed to run on railway tracks.
The term covers passenger cars, freight cars, and specialized units like tank cars or refrigerated cars.
In American usage, railcar often specifically means a self-propelled passenger vehicle, distinct from cars pulled by a locomotive: The commuter railcar departed on schedule.
Enclosed rail freight carrier
- hopperTapered dispensing container
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- flatcarSideless railroad freight carrier
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
intermodal · container · lumber · cargo · shipping · manifest · consist · lading
Tapered dispensing container
- cabooseCrew shelter, train's end
- couplingJoint between systems
- trucksHeavy cargo vehicles
- bogieVehicle wheel assembly
undercarriage · airbrake · handbrake · ladder · journal · wheels · axle · knuckle
Crew shelter, train's end
- woodenMade from timber
- restorationReturning something to condition
- museumPublic exhibit space
- vintageQuality from past eras
antique · preserved · excursion · tourist · steam era · narrow gauge · standard gauge · rolling stock
One who instructs
- sleeperOne at rest
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
- berthSleeping space on transport
roomette · conductor · porter · aisle · seats · commuter · Amtrak · Orient Express
Urban rail transit
- tramUrban rail vehicle
- streetcarRail-bound urban trolley
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
- electricPowered by current
pantograph · doors · standing room · handrails · announcement · stops · platform · rush hour
boxcar
Enclosed rail freight carrier
- hopperTapered dispensing container
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- flatcarSideless railroad freight carrier
gondola · intermodal · container · lumber · cargo · shipping · manifest · consist · lading · bulk
hopper
Tapered dispensing container
bogie · undercarriage · airbrake · handbrake · ladder · journal · wheels · axle · knuckle · buffer
caboose
Crew shelter, train's end
- woodenMade from timber
- restorationReturning something to condition
- museumPublic exhibit space
vintage · antique · preserved · excursion · tourist · steam era · narrow gauge · standard gauge · rolling stock · depot
coach
One who instructs
- sleeperOne at rest
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
berth · roomette · conductor · porter · aisle · seats · commuter · Amtrak · Orient Express · corridor
metro
Urban rail transit
- tramUrban rail vehicle
- streetcarRail-bound urban trolley
- articulatedHaving segments that bend
electric · pantograph · doors · standing room · handrails · announcement · stops · platform · rush hour · commute
- rail yardsswitchyard, marshalling yards, receiving yard, yard crew, yardmaster
- railwaystrains, train, locomotives, locomotive, tracks
- railcarsrolling stock, boxcars, flatcars, gondolas, caboose
- train typesluxury trains, local trains, suburban trains, bullet trains, commuter trains
- coal industrycoal mining, strip mining, anthracite, coal chutes, underground mining
- Grain Industryflour milling, wheat farming, rice farming, corn farming, cereal production
railcarslocomotives
Powered rail vehicles
engines · steam engines · electric locomotives · tenders · diesel engines
railcarstrucks
Heavy cargo vehicles
lorries · ships · aircraft · automobiles · buses
railcarsstations
Fixed stops on routes
depots · terminals · platforms · rail yards · warehouses