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Train

A train (from Old French trahiner, from Latin trahere, "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often known simply as "engines"), though some are self-propelled, such as multiple units or railcars.

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Operations

Safety

Motive power

Unpowered rail vehicles

Passenger trains

Urban rail transit

Specialized trains

Freight trains

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Train

Nodes222
Edges221
Triples276
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009009
Components1

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Train

Top relations

related to Dieselization and increased competition · 27
Train → Africa, After, Americas, Amtrak's Acela, Asia, By, China, Comecon, Eastern Asia, Europe, Following, France, In, Inner Mongolia, Iron Curtain, Japan, Japanese Shinkansen, Large, Marshall Plan, Russia
related to history · 24
Train → American, Around, Babylon, BCE, British, Darlington Railway, Europe, Following, France, George Stephenson, In, Locomotion No, News, Other European, Outside, Railway Mania, Richard Trevithick, Starting, Stephenson's Rocket, Stockton
related to Terminology · 17
Train → American Railroads, Australia, Britain, Consist, ICE, North America, Pioneer Zephyr, Railways, Rake, Rolling, Terms, TGV, The, The Association, The International Union, Trainset, United States
related to New technologies · 16
Train → American EMD FT, Another German, Between, Early, Even, Experimentation, Flying Hamburger, German, Germany, Italy, Meanwhile, Royal Prussian Military Railway, Rudolf Diesel, Siemens, These, Werner
has impact · 14
Train → Chicago, Fast, From, In, Major, Many, Railfans, Siberia, The Russian Trans-Siberian Railway, Towns, Toy, Trains, Transport, United States
related to Bibliography · 11
Train → Carlton Publishing Group, Dorling Kindersley, Glancey, Herring, ISBN, Jonathan, OCLC, OL, Peter, The Train, Ultimate Train
related to Freight trains · 10
Train → Energy Study Institute, Freight, In, Longer, Major, Rail, The Environmental, Under, United States, With
related to To the present day · 10
Train → According, As, Aside, Freight, GHGs, Increased, Intermodal, International Energy Agency, On, Towards
related to Safety · 9
Train → Accidents, Canadian Lac-Mégantic, In, Lac-Mégantic, Modern, More, To, United States, While
related to Couplers · 8
Train → Europe, In, India, On, Scharfenberg, South America, Soviet Union, Wilson

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trains rail freight passenger locomotives use also cars steam used many systems transport first railroad operate travel known railway diesel

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coalinstance ofFreight trains remain important for the transport of bulk commodities0.80text
graininstance ofFreight trains remain important for the transport of bulk commodities0.80text
as well as for reducing road traffic congestion caused by freight trucks.While conventional trains operate on relatively flat tracks with two railsinstance ofFreight trains remain important for the transport of bulk commodities0.80text
many specialized trains operate in significantly different waysinstance ofFreight trains remain important for the transport of bulk commodities0.80text
high-speed maglevsinstance ofExperimental trains0.80text
which use magnetic levitation to float above a guidewayinstance ofExperimental trains0.80text
have been under development since the 1970sinstance ofExperimental trains0.80text
can reach speeds higher than even the fastest conventional trainsinstance ofExperimental trains0.80text
natural gasinstance ofTrains that use alternative fuels0.80text
hydrogen are a 21st-century developmentinstance ofTrains that use alternative fuels0.80text
operating switchesinstance ofthough the term is used today to refer to crew members who perform tasks0.80text
couplinginstance ofthough the term is used today to refer to crew members who perform tasks0.80text

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