Glossary
Coach: a railroad passenger car.
Freight: cargo, goods, stuff.
Freight train: a railway train that carries only
cargo, not passengers.
Gauge: the distance between railroad tracks.
Highway: main public roads connecting cities and
towns.
Interstate: a system of large highways connecting
states, cities and towns.
Line: a railway track or system of tracks.
Locomotive: an electric- or diesel-powered engine
that pulls or pushes railway cars.
Stagecoach: a four-wheeled vehicle pulled by horses.
Ties: the timbers laid across a railroad bed to
support the tracks.
Tracks: a set of parallel rails upon which a train runs.
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