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Throughout railroad history, many manufacturing companies have come and gone. This is a list of companies that manufactured railroad cars and other rolling stock.Most of these companies built both passenger and freight equipment and no distinction is made between the two for the purposes of this list.
The front and rear sets of wheels could even be adjusted to various rail gauges. The car was capable of 25 mph (40 km/h) on road and traveling at higher speeds on rails, going up to 37 mph (60 km/h). [2] The car was successful in covering great distances in the 1937 invasion of China. They were also used in Manchuria, to "guard railway lines". [1]
The train was withdrawn from service in 1987, replaced by highway vehicles and newer rail cars that could be marshalled into any freight train. Some of the White Train cars are preserved at the Amarillo Railroad Museum, [16] while a few others are preserved at the Pantex Plant.
The rail cars on an armoured train were designed for many tasks. Typical roles included: Artillery – equipped to carry artillery pieces, along with a mixture of other support weapons such as machine guns and rocket launchers. See also railway guns. Infantry – designed to carry infantry units, may also mount machine guns.
ACF Industries, originally the American Car and Foundry Company (abbreviated as ACF), is an American manufacturer of railroad rolling stock. One of its subsidiaries was once (1925–54) a manufacturer of motor coaches and trolley coaches under the brand names of (first) ACF and (later) ACF-Brill .
Long Island Rail Road – C-3 bilevel cars, M9/M9A cars; MARC – MARC III bilevel commuter cars (ex-VRE C Cars refurbished by Bombardier Transportation) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MBTA Commuter Rail – BTC-4, CTC-4, BTC-4A/4B/4C bi-level commuter cars; New York City Subway – R62, R68A, R110A, R142A, R143, R160B, R188, R211 cars
The BAD-2 had a set of special rail road wheels used on the railway. It takes about half an hour to replace all the wheels. After completion, the BAD-2 can be used as a light rail armored vehicle. Rubber tracks can also be installed on the rear wheels of the armored vehicle to transform into a half-track vehicle to enhance its off-road capability.
Also known as Type 91 Broad-gauge railroad tractor Sumi-Da or Type 91 armored railroad car So-Mo Type 95 So-Ki armored APC and railroad car: none: Yes: Mitsubishi: 1935: 121–135: Type 93 armoured car: 1× 7.7mm Vickers .303 MG & 4x 6.5mm MG: Yes: Osaka Naval arsenal: 1933: 5: Also known as Type 2593 "Hokoku" or Type 93 "Kokusan" or "Type 92 ...