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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.
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Railcar, a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers Railroad car , a vehicle used for the carrying of cargo or passengers on a rail transport network Topics referred to by the same term
Galloping Goose, Telluride, Colorado, 1952. Galloping Goose is the popular name given to a series of seven railcars (officially designated as "motors" by the railroad), built in the 1930s by the Rio Grande Southern Railroad (RGS) and operated until the end of service on the line in the early 1950s.
Railcars can be single cars, while in multiple units cars are marshalled together with a driving position either end. As of December 2010 [update] , 23 percent of the rail passenger cars used on Network Rail are part of a diesel multiple unit.
The upper level of the café car is divided into three areas: a lounge seating area with small tables that face the windows, a table seating area with booths for 2, 3 and 4 people and a large galley where an attendant sells and prepares food.
Car 3200 was not only the final railcar of the 2600-series order, but was the final railcar to be constructed by Budd/Transit America. Once the order was completed, Budd shut down its railcar business. The 2600-series cars will be replaced by the new 7000-series cars and 9000-series cars.
The initial versions of the 18DR1000 gasoline railcars (also known as Kiha1) were four railcars purchased by the Ministry of Railways of the Taiwan's Governor's Office from Nippon Sharyo in 1930. The vehicles had three windows at each end and ten windows along each side. With three sliding doors, the interior is equipped with bench seating.