Equipment
History
Technology
Regulation
Facts
100
Rail car that carries 70 to 100 tons; equipped with either cushioned or rigid underframes, single or double sliding or plug type doors.
What is a standard box car?
100
The President who initiated the the efforts to build a transcontinental railroad to unite a nation from east to west
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
Software that manages and tracks rail car locations
What is Rail Yard Management?
100
A United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices
What is the Interstate Commerce Act?
100
A manned railroad car coupled at the end of a freight train; provides shelter for crew at the end of a train.
What is a Caboose?
200
Rail car that specializes in the shipment of bulk liquids.
What is a tank car?
200
John Stevens
Who is the Father of American Railroad?
200
identification tags for rail cars and shipping containers
What is RFID?
200
A United States federal law created in 1976 that established the basic outlines of regulatory reform in the railroad industry
What is the 4R Act?
200
Basic unit of measure of freight handling used by railroads.
What is a carload?
300
Rail car that provides an open platform offering flexibility for transport; range from general purpose to very specialized designs to move extremely large and heavy shipments (multiple-axle, platforms, tie-downs).
What is a flat car?
300
The President who signed the Passenger Rail Act of 1970
Who is Richard Nixon?
300
Railcars that checks position, curvature, alignment of the track, smoothness, and the cross-level of the two rails; Use a variety of sensors, measuring systems, and data management systems to create a profile of the track being inspected
What is a track geometry car?
300
Federal act that allows railroads to operate like other businesses: Choose routes, Set prices, and Choose services
What is the Staggers Rail Act of 1980?
300
A train carrying a single type of commodity, such as coal or grain.
What is a unit train?
400
Rail car that has a roof equipped with hatches for loading material into 2, 3 or 4 compartments; bottom section of each compartment has a gate for unloading.
What is a covered hopper car?
400
Revenue decreased by 50%
What is the impact of Great Depression on railroads?
400
Positioned along rail network to monitor the condition of the wheels on passing trains
What is a wayside detector?
400
U.S. government created this commision 1n 1887 to regulate practices
What is the the ICC (Interstate Commerce Commision)?
400
Burlington Northern Sante Fe, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, CSX Transportation, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific
What are the seven Class I railroads?
500
Rail car with open and flat-bottoms used for a wide range of commodities; vary in length up to 65', with the sides ranging from 4' to 8' in height; types of cargo: metal, coal, coke, aggregates, sand, ores, gravel, slag, scrap, poles, railroad ties, etc.
What is a gondola rail car?
500
The President that nationalized most American railroads in order to support the war effort
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
500
Transmits information to locomotives and the train dispatching office from signal and switch locations along the right-of-way
What is a wayside interface unit (WIU)?
500
Passenger Rail Act of 1970, established the National Railroad Passenger Corp. to assume operation of this inter-city passenger rail service
What is Amtrak?
500
Refers to moving freight using more than one type of transportation (i.e., truck, rail, ship, etc.). Regarding railroad operations it usually describes the movement of truck trailers (Trailer-On-Flatcar) or container (Containers-On-Flatcar) movements.
What is Intermodal?
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