A unit train, also called a block train or a trainload service, is a train in which all cars (wagons) carry the same commodity and are shipped from the...
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An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires...
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A multiple-unit train (or multiple unit (MU)) is a self-propelled train composed of one or more carriages joined, and where one or more of the carriages...
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A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated...
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Multiple-unit train control, sometimes abbreviated to multiple-unit or MU, is a method of simultaneously controlling all the traction equipment in a train from...
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freight train, also called a goods train or cargo train, is a railway train that is used to carry cargo, as opposed to passengers. Freight trains are made...
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freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often known simply as "engines"), though some are self-propelled, such as multiple units or railcars...
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list of British Rail diesel multiple-unit train classes. For a historical overview of diesel multiple unit train development in Great Britain, see British...
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An electro-diesel multiple unit (EDMU) or bi-mode multiple unit (BMU) is a form of a multiple unit train that can be powered either by electric power...
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has a locomotive at one end of the train, connected via some form of remote control, such as multiple-unit train control, to a vehicle equipped with...
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"Juice Trains" (or "Orange Juice Trains") are the unit trains of Tropicana fresh orange juice operated by railroads in the United States. Tropicana Products...
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MEMU (redirect from Main Line Electric Multiple Unit)
is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train that serves short and medium-distance routes in India, as compared to normal EMU trains that connect urban and...
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A multiple-unit train or simply multiple unit (MU) is a self-propelled train composed of one or more carriages joined together, which when coupled to...
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Refrigerator car (section Railex and other unit trains)
2006 Railex launches 55-car unit train reefer service between U.S. west coast and New York. 2013 Additional unit train reefer services to Florida and...
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multiple unit trains, and in many circumstances the non-cab cars are directly or indirectly permanently attached to a cab car. Some B-units cannot be...
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SBB RABe 501 (category Train-related introductions in 2017)
The RABe 501, nicknamed Giruno, is a high-speed electric multiple unit train built by Stadler Rail of Switzerland for the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)...
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educational institution Multiple unit, self-propelled train carriage capable of coupling other units of the same type Head unit, a component of a stereo system...
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season, the RBB&B Blue Unit train was made up of 59 cars, with a total length of 5,235 feet (1,596 m). The contemporary RBB&B trains carried approximately...
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point. Some trains drop and pick up cars along their route in classification yards or at industrial sidings. In contrast is a unit train that carries...
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Multiple Units. Internally, the IMUs differ from the SMUs, being fitted with larger seats, luggage racks and mobility-access toilets. Like most trains in the...
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The end of train device (ETD), sometimes referred to as an EOT, flashing rear-end device (FRED) or sense and braking unit (SBU) is an electronic device...
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British Rail Class 800 (redirect from Azuma (train))
Express Train (IET) by Great Western Railway (GWR) and Azuma by London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is a type of bi-mode multiple unit train built by...
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Train surfing (also known as train hopping, train hitching, or subway surfing) is the act of riding on the outside of a moving train, tram, or other forms...
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"high-speed railcar") is a standard gauge, high-speed, electric multiple-unit train designed and built by Alstom. Alstom offers the AGV in configurations...
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British Rail Class 375 (category Train-related introductions in 2000)
electric multiple unit train that was built at Derby Litchurch Lane Works, thirty units by Adtranz from 1999 to 2001, and 110 units by Bombardier Transportation...
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series (numbered 8) Like most trains in the Citytrain fleet, two three-car SMUs can be attached together to form one six-car unit.[citation needed] The SMU200...
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could be hauled on roads by a tractor unit and then by way of a fifth wheel coupling, operate in a unit train on railway lines. The RoadRailer system...
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natural gas liquefaction unit Print train, on a train printer Software release train, a concept in software engineering Wave train, a finite burst of wave...
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HKL Class M400 (category Multiple units of Finland)
The HKL Class M400 is an electric multiple unit train that will operate on the Helsinki Metro in the future. It is scheduled to enter service between 2029...
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Distributed power (redirect from Distributed power unit)
intermediate points throughout the length of a train—of separate motive power groups. Such "groups" may be single units or multiple consists, and are remotely...
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