Train tracks need to be strong, reliable, and able to weather any storms that mother nature might throw at them. They must be able to resist tremendous stresses and bare immense weight of trains. This means they need to be made of the sturdiest materials available. Which materials are used varies from country to country, …
Many different parts make up a train track. It isn’t just the rails, it includes everything that holds them into place. Without holding the rails perfectly in place the tracks are not safe for use. This article will explain what the individual parts of the train tracks are called and what purpose they serve. Hopefully, …
A passenger coach or car is the carriage the passengers travel in when embarking on a train journey. It is not always just an area for seating, but also for dining, sleeping, and storage of personal belongings; of course restrooms too in some cases. This article explains all the different types of cars and what …
Trains make lots of cool sounds! From the thundering “chug-chug” of the steam engine to the tremendous sonic boom caused by the Shinkansen trains, there is no short order of sounds to discuss. But what common sounds do trains make that we can look out for? There are a few easy to spot ones. From …
The width of a train car depends so much on what era the car is from, what the use of the car is, and which country it is used in. This is because cars have changed shape over time and each country has its own sizes. Besides, countries running on different gauges are very likely …
How wide is a train car? Train car width from the West to the Far East. Read More »
Railroad tracks vary in width for a myriad of different reasons, mostly to do with the country they reside in. Many different countries operate using different railroad track widths, for a few reasons. First, they never originally needed to be able to link up with other countries, so it didn’t particularly matter what size it …
How heavy is a train? Well, that depends on the type of train, what is used for, how old it is and more. This article will cover how heavy the most common types of trains (steam, diesel, electric, high-speed) are and provide you some sources to explore on your own further. Steam trains Steam trains …
There are several different types of train engines, and they all work slightly differently. The common denominator though is the same through almost all of them. The engine turns the axel, the axel turns the wheel, this drives the train forwards. This is the same way cars, busses, or any other vehicle with wheels work. …
Rail travel is becoming one of the most popular choices of public transport in the world, and it’s certainly one of the fastest. There is more than just the number of platforms contributing to what makes these stations not just physically huge but culturally important also. This list contains the largest, busiest, and tallest stations …
Trains have come on leaps and bounds the past half-century while the maximum speed has almost quadrupled. Who knows how fast they will be able to go in another 50 years? They have exploded to now have so much more raw horsepower (hp) than they ever did before. Horsepower is the power that one horse …
