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The Super C was an American high-speed intermodal freight train on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from 1968 to 1976. Dubbed the " World's Fastest Freight Train ," the all-TOFC ( trailer-on-flatcar , or "piggyback") and COFC ( container -on-flatcar) train ran about 2,200 miles (3,500 km) between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles ...
A train song is a song referencing passenger or freight railroads, often using a syncopated beat resembling the sound of train wheels over train tracks.Trains have been a theme in both traditional and popular music since the first half of the 19th century and over the years have appeared in nearly all musical genres, including folk, blues, country, rock, jazz, world, classical and avant-garde.
"Freight Train" is an American folk song written by Elizabeth Cotten in the early 20th century, and popularized during the American folk revival and British skiffle [1] period of the 1950s and 1960s.
The M250 series (M250系, M250-kei), branded "Super Rail Cargo", is a freight electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Japan Freight Railway (JR Freight) in Japan. It entered service in 2004 with the objective of reducing emissions and carrying general freight for small package forwarders (such as special delivery services).
These trains ran at a brisk 45 mph on the comparatively level track out of Hinton to Ronceverte before falling to 20 mph on the ruling grade to the summit. [7] East of Clifton Forge, Virginia, trains were turned over to 2-8-4 K-4s or 2-8-2 K-3 Mikados for the mostly downhill run to Richmond, VA. Running unassisted, H-8s could handle 6,500 tons ...
Locomotives of a 2-8-4 wheel arrangement were used mainly for hauling fast, heavy freight trains on large Class I railroads, most notably the Nickel Plate Road and the Chesapeake & Ohio. While some were ordered to replace older freight locomotives like 2-8-2 Mikados or 2-10-2s where more power and speed was required, later examples were ...
The train's design based on a passenger train resulted in an 85% utility rate for cargo, with 800 m 2 of usable floor space. [4] The train is designed to handle temperatures from -25 to 40 degrees Celsius. [5] The train was designed using biomimicry to resemble a Chinese sturgeon, which is claimed to reduce air resistance. [2]
This article provides a list of operational and under construction (or approved) high-speed rail networks, listed by country or region. While the International Union of Railways defines high-speed rail as public transport by rail at speeds of at least 200 km/h (124 mph) for upgraded tracks and 250 km/h (155 mph) or faster for new tracks, this article lists all the systems and lines that ...