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  2. Freight Train (folk song) - Wikipedia

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    "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.

  3. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    When a train has made a full brake application due to adverse event, or has lost its train air due to a defective valve (a "kicker"), or a broken air line or train separation. The train crew will normally declare that they are "in emergency" over the train radio, thus warning other trains and the dispatcher that there is a problem. [101] [102]

  4. Freight train - Wikipedia

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    A unit train with cargo from a quarry in the United Kingdom A tank car in Germany, used to carry liquids and gases. Freight trains carry cargo in freight cars, also known as goods wagons, which are unpowered and designed to carry various types of goods. Different types of freight cars may be used by a train, such as: Boxcar; Tank Car; Hopper Car

  5. Rail freight transport - Wikipedia

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    A Class 92 hauled container freight train on the West Coast Main Line, United Kingdom A long grain train of the Union Pacific Railroad crossing a bridge in Washington state, United States Freight trains wait for departure in Zhengzhou, China. Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers.

  6. Maalaea, Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    Among them is the “Mā‘alaea Freight Train.” It’s considered one of the world’s fastest rideable waves, but only occurs under the right conditions. A dozen years later, as World War II raged in Europe, the U.S. Navy sailed 130 ships into Hawaiian waters, and in the months following the Imperial Japanese Navy’s attack on Pearl Harbor ...

  7. Freight train (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Freight Train, a children's book by Donald Crews; Freight Train (folk song), a song by Elizabeth Cotten; Freight Train, a 2010 album by Alan Jackson; Freight Train (Nitro song), a song by glam metal band Nitro; Freight Train Studios, a former recording studio owned by Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes

  8. Iarnród Éireann - Wikipedia

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    Iarnród Éireann, (Irish pronunciation: [ˈiəɾˠnˠɾˠoːd̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ]) or Irish Rail, is the operator of the national railway network of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ).

  9. Train reporting number - Wikipedia

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    (F) Express freight, livestock, or ballast train not fitted with continuous brake. (H) Through freight or ballast trains not running under C, D, E or F conditions. (J) Mineral or empty wagon train. (K) Pick-up branch freight, mineral or ballast train. (G) Light engine(s) with not more than two brake vans.