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monorail locomotive

a train that uses magnets in their rails to move

boxcar

a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad that holds diffrent types of BOXED objects or fish.

tram

a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity or steam

tender

holds coal for the bigger steam locomotives

hopper

holds coal, gravel, or pebbels of diffrent types of rocks

passenger car

holds people for any locomotive sometimes it has a coboose on it.

cabin

holds the engineer

flatbed car

A railroad car without a roof that has long materials tethered to it.

Smokebox Saddle

It holds the smokebox on the engine

train lines

Lines of railroad tracks often used to describe a section of tracks.

electric lines

Powers electric locomotive

The Flying Scottsman

The fastest steam locomotive It clocked up to 100 M.P.H. against the steam train normal of 35 M.P.H. Currently under restoration by the The National Railways Museum in Britain.

rail

Trains follows these so they can turn.

coal car

a car that uses engines to move but it holds coal

amtrack

a company that operates a railroad system with combined passenger and rail service throughout the continental United States

big ben

a famous locomotive that has 3 different pistons.

oil tanker

a freight car that goes with any other car and holds crude or oil in it. FLAMABLE

diesel locomotive

a locomotive driven by a diesel motor

steam locomotive

a locomotive powered by steam.

electric locomotive

a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor

passenger locomotive

a locomotive that's electric or disel engine hauls passangers inside of the cabin.

luggage car

a passanger car that holds lugge,or mail.

dining car

a passenger car where food is served in transit

milk tanker

a refrigerated tanker that holds milk.

tank engine

a steam locomotive that carries its own fuel and water in the cabin but it can't carries as much as tender engines.

engineer

drives trains.

piston

moves tender locomotives with the power of steam

smokebox

part of a steam boiler where the smoke is collected before passing out at the chimney.

conductor

person who collects tickets

monorail

rails that use Electromagnets.

caboose

the last car on a freight train


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