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verb
- 1. teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time: "the scheme trains people for promotion" Similar
- 2. point or aim something, typically a gun or camera, at: "the detective trained his gun on the side door" Similar
noun
- 1. a series of connected railway carriages or wagons moved by a locomotive or by integral motors: "a freight train"
- 2. a number of vehicles or pack animals moving in a line: "a camel train" Similar
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4 days ago · An example is the term railroad, used (but not exclusively) in North America, and railway, generally used in English-speaking countries outside North America and by the International Union of Railways. In English-speaking countries outside the United Kingdom, a mixture of US and UK terms may exist.
3 days ago · Railroad, mode of land transportation in which flange-wheeled vehicles move over two parallel steel rails, or tracks, either by self-propulsion or by the propulsion of a locomotive. Ideally, a railroad should be built in a straight line, over level ground, between large centers of trade and travel.
3 days ago · While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, lines built to handle speeds above 250 km/h (155 mph) or upgraded lines in excess of 200 km/h (125 mph) are widely considered to be high-speed. The first high-speed rail system, the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, began operations in Honshu, Japan, in 1964.
3 days ago · Railroad - Track, Locomotives, History: The modern railroad rail has a flat bottom, and its cross section is much like an inverted T. An English engineer, Charles Vignoles, is credited with the invention of this design in the 1830s.
2 days ago · SGTrains is a site created and run by train enthusiasts, documenting and sharing little-known facts about Singapore's rail network.
3 days ago · Railroad - History, Development, Impact: The earliest railroads reinforced transportation patterns that had developed centuries before. During the Middle Ages most heavy or bulky items were carried by water wherever possible.
3 days ago · Corazon Dandan, 74, was allegedly shoved into a moving BART train by Trevor Belmont, a homeless man, at the Powell Street Station in San Francisco Monday, police said.