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  • 1Hopper car — Two bay hopper cars of the Reading Railroad. New hopper cars outside the …

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  • 2Tank car — Modern tank cars carry all types of liquid and gaseous commodites. A tank car (UIC: tank wagon) is a type of railroad (UIC: railway) rolling stock designed to transport liquid and gaseous commodities. Contents …

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  • 3Well 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… …

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  • 4Clearance 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… …

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  • 5larry car — Metall. a car moving on rails and equipped on its underside with a hopper, used to charge coke ovens from above. Also called larry. [akin to LORRY] * * * …

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  • 6larry car — Metall. a car moving on rails and equipped on its underside with a hopper, used to charge coke ovens from above. Also called larry. [akin to LORRY] …

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  • 7Freight rail transport — For the children s book by Donald Crews, see Freight Train (book); for the song by Elizabeth Cotten, see Freight Train (song); for the album by Alan Jackson, see Freight Train (album). American freight service …

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  • 8Freight train — or goods train is a series of freight cars hauled by a locomotive on a railway, ultimately transporting cargo between two points as part of the logistics chain. Trains may haul bulk, containers or specialized cars. Under the right circumstances,… …

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  • 9Glossary of rail terminology — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations …

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  • 10Open wagon — This article is about European open wagons. For US practice, see Gondola (rail). A Class Ow goods wagon on the Saxon narrow gauge railways with Heberlein brakes Open wagons form a large group of railway goods wagons designed primarily for… …

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