Portals → Technology → Transport → Trains
In rail transport, a train is a vehicle or (more frequently) a string of vehicles capable of being moved along a continuous line of rails or other guideway for the purpose of conveying freight or passengers between points on a predetermined route. The train may be hauled or propelled by one or more vehicles designed exclusively for that purpose ( locomotives) or may be driven by a number of motors incorporated in all or several of the vehicles ( multiple units). As of 2018 [update], there are approximately 1,052,000 kilometres (654,000 mi) of railway track in use worldwide. ( World Bank (via Archive.org)) |
|
The Budd Rail Diesel Car, RDC or Buddliner is a self-propelled diesel multiple unit (DMU) railcar. Between 1949 and 1962, 398 RDCs were built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The cars were primarily adopted for passenger service in rural areas with low traffic density or in short-haul commuter service, and were less expensive to operate in this context than a traditional diesel locomotive-drawn train with coaches. The cars could be used singly or several coupled together in train sets and controlled from the cab of the front unit. The RDC was one of the few DMU trains to achieve commercial success in North America. RDC trains were an early example of self-contained diesel multiple unit trains, an arrangement now in common use by railways all over the world.
Recently selected: British Rail Class 24 - Valhalla train crash - Briskeby Line
The Duke of Wellington's train is prepared for departure from Liverpool on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway on 15 September 1830, in a painting by an unknown artist.
Recently selected: preserved PKP steam locomotives - SBB InterRegio train - roundhouse ruins in Atlanta
WikiProject Trains (Shortcut: WP:TWP)
Note: WikiProjects marked as inactive are retained pending future editing activity
See also Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/Todo and Wikipedia:Pages needing attention/Railroads
The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject: