Modern streetcars
May 1, 2019·Ask Trains

Modern streetcars

A low-floor Alstom Citadis light rail vehicle for United Arab Emirates has minimal truck components so it remains closer to…

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Drovers’ caboose
Apr 1, 2019·Ask Trains

Drovers’ caboose

Missouri-Kansas-Texas drovers’ caboose No. 350 shows off the car’s extra length. The cars could accommodate extra riders overseeing livestock shipments.…

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Switch heaters
Mar 15, 2019·Ask Trains

Switch heaters

A northbound BNSF coal train passes Coal Creek Junction, Wyo., in July 2008. Steve Glischinski Q The picture on page…

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