piggyback transportation

  • 1piggyback — [pig′ē bak΄] adv. [alt. of PICKABACK] 1. on the shoulders or back [to carry a child piggyback] 2. by a piggyback transportation system 3. so as to be fixed to, carried by, connected with, or dependent on something else adj. 1. on the shoulders or …

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  • 2piggyback — /ˈpɪgibæk / (say pigeebak) adverb 1. sitting on the back or shoulders of another: to ride piggyback. –noun 2. a piggyback ride. 3. a method of transportation in which truck trailers are carried on trains, or cars on specially designed trucks.… …

  • 3transportation — /trans peuhr tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of transporting. 2. the state of being transported. 3. the means of transport or conveyance. 4. the business of conveying people, goods, etc. 5. price of travel or transport by public conveyance; fare. 6.… …

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  • 4piggyback —  Intermodal transportation combining rail and truck transport …

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  • 5Piggy-back (transportation) — Something that is piggy backed (archaically known as pickaback) is something that is riding on the back of something else. To piggy back (or to go on a piggyback ride) is to ride on someone s back and/or shoulders. A piggyback ride on top of… …

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  • 6Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Création 1865 Disparition 1996 Siège social …

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  • 7Southern Pacific Transportation Company — Infobox rail railroad name=Southern Pacific Transportation Company logo filename=SP logo.png logo size=150 marks=SP locale=Arizona, California, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas,Utah, Colorado, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri,… …

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  • 8Intermodal freight transport — For passenger transport, see Intermodal passenger transport. Intermodal ship to rail transfer of containerized cargos at APM Terminals in Portsmouth, Virginia. Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal… …

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  • 9Canadian Pacific Railway — Infobox SG rail railroad name=Canadian Pacific Railway logo filename=Canadian Pacific Logo 1996.png logo size=162 system map size=300 map caption=Canadian Pacific system map as of 2004 (does not include DM E and IC E trackage). old gauge=… …

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  • 10Erie Lackawanna Railway — L Erie Lackawanna Railway (sigle AAR: EL), était un chemin de fer américain de classe I qui opérait dans le nord est du pays. Connu sous le nom d Erie Lackawanna Railroad jusqu en 1968, il apparut en 1960 suite à la fusion de l Erie Railroad et… …

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