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Stock car (rail) In railroad terminology, a stock car or cattle car is a type of rolling stock used for carrying livestock (not carcasses) to market. A traditional stock car resembles a boxcar with louvered instead of solid car sides (and sometimes ends) for the purpose of providing ventilation; stock cars can be single-level for large animals ...
David Marx (co-founder) Products. Lithographed tinplate, plastics, wood products. Louis Marx and Company was an American toy manufacturer in business from 1919 to 1980. They made many types of toys including tin toys, toy soldiers, toy guns, action figures, dolls, toy cars and model trains.
A & B sets. The Sydney Trains A & B sets, also referred to as the Waratah trains, are classes of double-decker electric multiple units that currently operate on the Sydney Trains network. Based on the M sets, the Waratahs were manufactured by a joint consortium between CRRC and Downer Rail, with initial construction taking place overseas in ...
1⁄2 in) standard gauge. The Endeavour Railcars are a class of diesel multiple units operated by NSW TrainLink on passenger rail services in New South Wales, Australia on the Hunter, Blue Mountains (to Bathurst), Southern Highlands and South Coast lines (between Kiama and Bomaderry). They are mechanically identical to the Xplorers.
Dodge Coronet. Years produced: 1949-1976 Original starting price: $1,945 None of Dodge's other muscle cars matched the sales of this beast. A family sedan and wagon regularly packaged with brawny ...
Designated NHL. February 4, 1985. The Ferdinand Magellan (also known as U.S. Car. No. 1) is a former Pullman Company private car that served as Presidential Rail Car, U.S. Number 1 from 1943 until 1958. It is named after the Portuguese explorer. The current owner, Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami-Dade County, Florida, acquired it in 1959.
The train was then composed of four first-class and three second-class sitting cars, plus the mail, guard, Dining and Parlor cars. This left one of each class of sitting carriage spare for a rotating maintenance schedule; if one of the other cars was unavailable, Dining Car could be replaced with Avoca (a Long W type carriage), Steel Bulk Mail ...
The first-generation Acela Express trainset is a unique set of vehicles used on the Acela, Amtrak 's flagship high-speed service along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in the Northeastern United States. When they debuted in 2000, the sets were the fastest in the Americas, reaching 150 mph (240 km/h) on 33.9 mi (54.6 km) of the route.