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The cross section at the bottom of the well car differs from the X section of all other AAR plates. X section at center of car [31] [35] [34] Width of 10 feet 8 inches (3.25 m) only possible at the trucks [31] 10 1 3.07 [31] 20 3 6.17: 63 9 19.43: e.g. Including the height of double stacked containers in well cars.
An axlebox, also known as a journal box in North America, is the mechanical subassembly on each end of the axles under a railway wagon, coach or locomotive; it contains bearings and thus transfers the wagon, coach or locomotive weight to the wheels and rails; the bearing design is typically oil-bathed plain bearings on older rolling stock, or roller bearings on newer rolling stock.
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Gualala River Railroad [101] 1,750 mm 5 ft 8 + 7 ⁄ 8 in: France Ligne de Sceaux Paris to Limours via Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, until 1891 1,800 mm 5 ft 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 in: Germany Oberweißbacher Bergbahn (funicular section only) [102] [103] United States Hogwarts Express (located in Universal Orlando Resort) 1,829 mm 6 ft: India
The American Railroad Passenger Car. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-2743-3. Daniels, Rudolph (2000). Across the Continent: North American Railroad History. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN. ISBN 0-253-21411-4.
Track gauge conversion is the changing of one railway track gauge (the distance between the running rails) to another. In general, requirements depend on whether the conversion is from a wider gauge to a narrower gauge or vice versa, on how the rail vehicles can be modified to accommodate a track gauge conversion, and on whether the gauge conversion is manual or automated.
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In rail transport, a section could refer to: a portion of a train that may be operated independently [1] and/or combined with other sections to operate as a single unit; [2] or a portion of railway line designated for signalling [3] [4] [5] or maintenance; [6] or an interior portion of a sleeping car made up of two double seats during daytime ...