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A Jeep train at the Australian War Memorial [1] A jeep train usually refers to a line of coupled railway vehicles hauled by a jeep fitted with railway wagon wheels instead of normal road wheels. World War II jeeps were converted from road vehicles into steel-wheeled rail switchers, shunters, light locomotives, speeders or draisines. [2]
The production version of the Jeep Commander (XK and the diesel-powered XH export version) debuted at the 2005 New York Auto Show as a five- or seven-passenger counterpart of the Jeep Liberty. It was developed to target consumers who wanted a three-row SUV, but designed to be only two inches longer than the Jeep Grand Cherokee with its two-rows ...
The "Jeep" brand has gone through many owners, starting with Willys-Overland, which filed the original trademark application for the "Jeep" brand-name in February 1943. [1] To help establish the term as a Willys brand, the firm campaigned with advertisements emphasizing Willys' prominent contribution to the Jeep that helped win the war. [ 1 ]
The Jeep Commander is an automobile nameplate used by Jeep since 2005 for several SUV models: Jeep Commander (XK) , a mid-size SUV produced from 2005 to 2010 Jeep Commander (2022) , a mid-size crossover SUV based on the Jeep Compass produced for markets outside North America since 2021
A railway track (CwthE and UIC terminology) or railroad track (NAmE), also known as permanent way (CwthE) [1] or "P Way" (BrE [2] and Indian English), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers (railroad ties in American English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade.
The M201 employed a simple conventional structure, designed around a light metal frame with two rigid axles suspended on leaf springs. The four-cylinder in-line engine was a modified Willys Go Devil engine and was positioned at the front and the gear box, alongside the torque splitter, was in the middle of the vehicle alongside the driver.
The company also began producing the Jeep Wagon/Panel Utility/Pick-up in 1946, [5] and the Jeep Truck in 1947. [6] Seeing a gap in their product lineup, Willys developed the Jeepster to crossover from their "utilitarian" trucks to the passenger automobile market. It was to expand its Jeep work truck focus and thus broaden Willys' customer base. [7]
The U.S. Military Railroad (USMRR) was established by the United States War Department as a separate agency to operate any rail lines seized by the government during the American Civil War. An Act of Congress of 31 January 1862 [ 2 ] authorized President Abraham Lincoln to seize control of the railroads and telegraph for military use in January ...