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  2. Car float - Wikipedia

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    A railroad car float in the Upper New York Bay, 1919.A tugboat stack is visible behind the middle car. 1912 PRR map showing the Greenville Terminal and its car float operations, also the current crossing

  3. Railcar mover - Wikipedia

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    Unimog 405/UGN road–rail vehicle used as a rail car mover A Volvo L70F loader fitted with Aries Hyrail road–rail vehicle conversion and train braking system. A railcar mover (also called a shunt vehicle in Australia, the UK, and in Canada, or the trademarks Trackmobile or ShuttleWagon) is a road–rail vehicle (capable of travelling on both roads and rail tracks) fitted with couplers for ...

  4. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    B-Boat A GE B23-7, B30-7, or B36-7 locomotive. By analogy with U-boat, since with the Dash 7 line, the "B" or "C" moved to the beginning of the designation. [28] Baby Boat A GE U18B locomotive [16] Baby Tunnel Motor An EMD GP15-1 or GP15T locomotive, so-called because its low air intakes resemble those of the much larger SD40T-2 and SD45T-2 [16 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Railcar - Wikipedia

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    A railcar (not to be confused with a railway car) is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach (carriage [ citation needed ] , car), with a driver's cab at one or both ends.

  7. 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).

  8. Sacramento’s Siemens train facility has an Amtrak contract ...

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    The unveiling of the shiny blue Amtrak passenger coach caused employees at the Siemens Mobility plant in Sacramento Wednesday afternoon to hug each other, take pictures with co-workers and feel ...

  9. Train ferry - Wikipedia

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    Custom-built ferries were to be built, with railway lines and matching harbour facilities at both ends to allow the rolling stock to easily drive on and off the boat. [9] To compensate for the changing tides , adjustable ramps were positioned at the harbours and the gantry structure height was varied by moving it along the slipway.