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Two buffer railcars provide safe spacing between the main railcar and the two locomotives powering the train, as well as a rail escort vehicle (REV) caboose that carries armed security staff for surveillance.
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IEEE Spectrum, 17 July 2024
Loading your audio article The Orange Line operator was directed to take the train out of service because of an issue elsewhere in the system, and was emptying the railcars of passengers.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
The company is handling the recovery of the railcars, which includes one that had disconnected and fell into the Mill Creek.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2024
In an aerial view, a Boeing 737 Max fuselage is seen on a railcar during an ongoing strike by Boeing factory workers in Seattle on Oct. 24, 2024.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 17 July 2024
Loading your audio article The Orange Line operator was directed to take the train out of service because of an issue elsewhere in the system, and was emptying the railcars of passengers.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
The company is handling the recovery of the railcars, which includes one that had disconnected and fell into the Mill Creek.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2024
In an aerial view, a Boeing 737 Max fuselage is seen on a railcar during an ongoing strike by Boeing factory workers in Seattle on Oct. 24, 2024.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Railcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railcar. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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railcar
noun
rail·car
-ˌkär 
: a railroad car
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