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21June 2005 in rail transport — June events June 1 ndash; June 4 ; June 1:* flagicon|United States Genesee and Wyoming takes ownership and begins operations of 14 railroads from Rail Management Corporation. [http://www.gwrr.com/features/gwi aquisition05262005.html] :*… …
22Well car — A double stack car owned by the TTX Company. The 53 ft (16.15 m) capacity car is a Gunderson Maxi IV. The containers are owned by Pacer Stacktrain. A well car, also known as a double stack car or stack car, is a type of railroad car… …
23Milk car — Cans of raw milk were transported in insulated cars with high speed trucks. Milk cars are a specialized type of railroad car intended to transport raw milk from collection points near dairy farms to a processing creamery. Some milk cars were… …
24Tender (railroad car) — Steam locomotives often haul a tender, which is a special railway truck (railroad car in American usage) designed to hold the locomotive s fuel (wood, coal, or oil) and water. In America, tenders are sometimes called coal cars. Steam locomotives… …
25January 2005 in rail transport — Events January 1 ;January 1:* flagicon|Austria ÖBB, the national railway of Austria, is reorganized into ÖBB Holding AG, a holding company to manage subsidiaries ÖBB Dienstleistungs GmbH, ÖBB Personenverkehr AG (for passenger train operations)… …
26August 2006 in rail transport — Events August 1 August 5 ;August 1:* flagicon|China Daqin Railway s IPO, the second largest IPO on Chinese domestic markets, closes with share prices ending the day at RMB5.52, just over 11½% above the initial price. Daqin Railway operates China… …
271998 in rail transport — EventsFebruary events* February 14 A freight train passing through Yaounde, Cameroon, collides with another freight; some tank cars carrying fuel oil are ruptured in the derailment. The oil is ignited by a lit cigarette causing a flash fire and… …
28Clearance car — A Washington Metro railcar, originally built for passenger service, later converted to a clearance car. Note the addition of feelers to the car. A clearance car is a type of railroad car in maintenance of way service. Its purpose is to check the… …
29March 2007 in rail transport — 2006, 2007, 2008 2006 in rail transport 2007 in rail transport 2008 in rail transport This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in March 2007. Contents 1 Events …
30freight car — any car for carrying freight. [1825 35] * * * also called Goods Waggon, railroad car designed to carry cargo. Early freight cars were made largely of wood. All steel cars were introduced by about 1896 and within 30 years had almost… …
