rail-road vehicles

  • 1History of steam road vehicles — describes the development of vehicles powered by a steam engine for use on land; whether for conventional road use, such as the steam car and steam waggon, or for agricultural or heavy haulage work, such as the traction engine.The first… …

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  • 2Rail transport — Railroad and Railway both redirect here. For other uses, see Railroad (disambiguation). Rail transport is the conveyance of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run along railways or railroads. Rail transport is …

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  • 3Road — This article is about a route, thoroughfare or way that supports travel by a means of conveyance. For a place outside a harbor where a ship can lie at anchor, see Roadstead. For public roads, see Highway. For other routes, see thoroughfare. For… …

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  • 4Road-rail vehicle — A Road rail vehicle is a self propelled vehicle that can be legally used on both roads and rails. They are sometimes referred to as a Hy rail or HiRail [The term Hy rail is a registered trademark of the Harsco Corporation. Road rail technology is …

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  • 5Road traffic safety — Sidewalks, curbs and traffic signals in Maryland, United States …

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  • 6Rail car mover — A rail car mover is a vehicle capable of travelling on both roads and rail tracks, and fitted with couplers for moving small numbers of railroad cars around in a rail siding or small yard. They are extensively used by railroad customers because… …

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  • 7Rail transport in Haiti — The capital of Haiti, Port au Prince, has had two urban railroad eras: a horsecar network between 1878 and 1888, and a second system which started with steam locomotives in 1897 and ended with internal combustion engines in 1932. There have also… …

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  • 8Rail transport in Belgium — Infobox rail network name = Belgium color = caption = nationalrailway = NMBS/SNCB infrastructure = Infrabel majoroperators = ridership = 197.5 million per year [ [http://www.b rail.be/corporate/N/company/keyfigures/index.php Kerncijfers ] ]… …

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  • 9Road transport in Australia — Road transport is an essential element of transport in Australia due to the large land area of the country and low population density in considerable parts of the country. Related to this, rail transport has not been sufficiently developed for a… …

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  • 10Rail profile — Rail from 1896 Cross sections of flat bottomed which can rest directly …

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