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Simone Carter. August 14, 2024 at 4:28 PM. Nearly 400 gallons of ethanol spilled in Tacoma’s Tideflats near the Thea Foss Waterway on Tuesday after a train clipped a fuel truck, according to ...
A Bettendorf -style truck with axle boxes, which are not part of the side frames, at the wheels. A Swiss axlebox. Japanese archbar truck with axleboxes at the wheels. Diamond frame bogie, elliptical springs and American style journal boxes. Closeup of a shared bogie with 4 specially adapted side bearings and an articulated connector between two ...
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v. t. e. 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 ...
A hopper car (US) or hopper wagon ( UIC) is a type of railroad freight car that has opening doors on the underside or on the sides to discharge its cargo. They are used to transport loose solid bulk commodities such as coal, ore, grain, and track ballast. [ 2][ 3][ 4] The hopper car was developed in parallel with the development of automated ...
A hirail vehicle used by Sperry Rail Service to inspect tracks for defects. Robust inspections are key to a safe railroad and discovering flaws and wear in tracks early enough that they can be addressed before causing a derailment, or becoming so severe that the work must be done immediately, regardless of whether it is a convenient time to do so.
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. The term passenger car can also be associated with a sleeping car, a baggage ...
Chipseal. Chipseal (also chip seal or chip and seal) is a pavement surface treatment that combines one or more layers of asphalt with one or more layers of fine aggregate. In the United States, chipseals are typically used on rural roads carrying lower traffic volumes, and the process is often referred to as asphaltic surface treatment.