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  2. Tightlock coupling - Wikipedia

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    To separate cars, a worker must use a lever to move the locking pin that keeps the coupler closed. In Europe, some operators experimented with making fully automatic tightlock couplers by adding integral pneumatic and electric connectors, but these connections proved unreliable, and most have switched to the more common fully automatic ...

  3. Automatic equipment identification - Wikipedia

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    An AEI tag attached to the side of a freight car. Automatic equipment identification (AEI) is an electronic recognition system in use with the North American railroad industry. Consisting of passive tags mounted on each side of rolling stock and active trackside readers, AEI uses RF technology to identify railroad equipment while en route.

  4. Autorack - Wikipedia

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    Auto-rack train car carries automobiles Autorack terminal in New Richmond, Wisconsin [1] A modern German autorack similar to the original design with a full load of automobiles. An autorack, also known as an auto carrier (also car transporter outside the US), is a specialized piece of railroad rolling stock used to transport automobiles and ...

  5. List of bad luck signs - Wikipedia

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    Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck [1]; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The number 4.Fear of the number 4 is known as tetraphobia; in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".

  6. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    A train composed of passenger cars that are privately owned by the railroad corporation and which travels along their rail lines, so that upper level management can review facilities, assess the addition or reconstruction of facilities that are needed for expansion or modernization; as well as streamlining of operations or removal of obsolete ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Bullet Trains Are Coming to America. Too Bad Our Rail Lines ...

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    Too Bad Our Rail Lines Can’t Handle Them. Tim Newcomb. September 7, 2023 at 12:40 PM. U.S. Rail Too Old to Handle Coming Bullet Trains Doug Armand ... We can’t just put quick cars on old rail ...

  9. Glossary of rail transport terms - Wikipedia

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    Part of a series on Rail transport History Company types Infrastructure Management Rail yard Railway station list Railway track Maintenance Track gauge Service and rolling stock Bogie (truck) Couplings Freight Locomotives Multiple units Passenger train Commuter High-speed Inter-city Regional Rail subsidies Railroad cars Operating Trains Maglev Monorail Urban rail transit Tram History Light ...