Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Video and digital Camera
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Railroad
The terms railroad and railway commonly describe the same thing, a guided means of land transport, designed to be used by trains, for transporting both passengers and freight. Etymologically both words obtain from Old English; a road being something one rides along and way deriving from a Germanic base meaning move, journey, carry.
Historically, in the United States of America the term railroad, particularly when used in a company name, implies a conventional rail system and railway implies a street railway, also known as a streetcar or light rail line. There are, however, quite a number of exceptions. In fact, many companies change from one period to the other when they re-incorporate, possibly to distinguish between the old and new companies (example: Seaboard Air Line Railroad).
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Light rail
Light rail is a exacting class of railway that includes trolleys and trams as well as modern multi-car trains that operate at street level. In the context of light rail, regular freight, traveler and longer distance railways are called heavy rail (but see also that article for a different usage of that word).
Light-rail systems can handle steeper gradients than grave rail, and curves sharp enough to fit within street intersections. They are classically built in urban areas, providing a frequent service with small, light trains or single cars.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Train
In rail transport, a train consists of more than a few connected rail vehicles that are capable of being moved together along a guideway to transport freight or passengers from one place to another along a planned route. The guideway generally consists of conventional rail, but may be monorail or maglev. Propulsion for the train may come from a multiplicity of sources, but often from a locomotive or self-propelled multiple unit. A train can consist of a combination of a locomotive and attached carriages (also known as coaches or cars) or wagons, or a self-propelled several unit (or occasionally a single powered coach, called a railcar). Trains can also be hauled by horses, pulled by a lead, or run downhill by gravity.
Special kinds of trains running on related special 'railways' are atmospheric railways, monorails, high speed railways, maglev, rubber-tired underground, funicular and cog railways.
Special kinds of trains running on related special 'railways' are atmospheric railways, monorails, high speed railways, maglev, rubber-tired underground, funicular and cog railways.
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