boxcar

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freight transport

  • boxcars
    In freight car

    Boxcars are enclosed cars with sliding doors on the sides; they serve to transport manufactured goods requiring protection from the weather and pilferage. Certain types of boxcars, known as refrigerator cars, are heavily insulated and specially cooled to convey fresh or frozen foods over long…

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  • high-speed train
    In railroad: Freight cars

    …open car, the fully covered boxcar, the flatcar, and the tank car. Since then, railroads and car builders have developed a wide range of car types designed specifically for the ideal handling and competitive transport of individual goods or commodities. At the same time, the payload weight of bulk commodities…

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unit train

  • unit train
    In unit train

    The 10,000-cubic-foot (280-cubic-metre) boxcar, for example, is three times larger than the standard car and can economically transport such items as automobile parts and television sets. Another key innovation is the tri-level rack car capable of carrying 12 to 15 finished automobiles from assembly points to distribution points.…

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