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  2. Friction of distance - Wikipedia

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    The result was a strongly localized human geography, manifested in aspects as varied as language and economy. One of the most profound effects of the technological advances since 1800, including the railroad , the automobile , and the telephone , has been to drastically reduce the costs of moving people, goods, and information over long distances.

  3. AP Human Geography - Wikipedia

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    Advanced Placement (AP) Human Geography (also known as AP Human Geo, AP Geography, APHG, AP HuGe, APHug, AP Human, HuGS, AP HuGo, or HGAP) is an Advanced Placement social studies course in human geography for high school, usually freshmen students in the US, culminating in an exam administered by the College Board. [1]

  4. Railroad car - Wikipedia

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    A railroad car, railcar (American and Canadian English), [a] railway wagon, railway carriage, railway truck, railwagon, railcarriage or railtruck (British English and UIC), also called a train car, train wagon, train carriage or train truck, is a vehicle used for the carrying of cargo or passengers on a rail transport network (a railroad/railway).

  5. Railcar - Wikipedia

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    The Regio-Shuttle RS1 low-floor vehicle is a modern version of a single unit railcar. Several of these can run together. The RegioSpider modern railcar. A 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in) Russian gauge Latvian RVR-made railbus AR2-002 in Vilnius, Lithuania, based on Soviet design A ČSD Class M 152.0 in Leipzig An electric SJ Class X16 with control trailer between Strängnäs and Malmby in Sweden

  6. Borchert's Epochs - Wikipedia

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    Borchert's epochs refer to five distinct periods in the history of American urbanization and are also known as Borchert's model of urban evolution. Each epoch is characterized by the impact of a particular transport technology on the creation and differential rates of growth of American cities.

  7. Passenger rail terminology - Wikipedia

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    In North America, heavy rail can also refer to rapid transit, when referring to systems with heavier passenger loadings than light rail systems, [1] but distinct from commuter rail and intercity rail systems. It is characterized by high-speed, passenger rail cars running in separate rights-of-way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic ...

  8. List of railway vehicles - Wikipedia

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    A Aircraft parts car Autorack Autorail Aérotrain B Baggage car Ballast cleaner Ballast regulator Ballast tamper Bilevel car Boxcab Boxcar Boxmotor Brake van C Cab car Caboose CargoSprinter Centerbeam cars Clearance car Coach (rail) Conflat Container car Coil car (rail) Comboliner Comet (passenger car) Control car (rail) Couchette car Covered hopper Crane (railroad) Crew car Contents: Top 0 ...

  9. Passenger railroad car - Wikipedia

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    A passenger railroad car or passenger car (American English), also called a passenger carriage, passenger coach (British English and International Union of Railways), or passenger bogie (Indian English) [1] is a railroad car that is designed to carry passengers, usually giving them space to sit on train seats.