Types of Train Cars
What is the post office car used for?
To carry animals
To carry passengers
To carry the food
To carry mail
4. To carry mail
What does the word “train” mean?
To sleep
To pull
To carve
To mine
2. To pull
What type of train carries people?
1. a coal tender
2. a freight train
3. a streamline train
4. a commuter train
4. a commuter train
In which car are passengers allowed to eat and drink?
1. The Engine Room
2. The Passenger Car
3. The Dining Car
4. The Freight Car
3. The Dining Car
What do you call a train driver?
1. Conductor
2. Pilot
3. Captain
4. Admiral
1. Conductor
Trains are forms of what?(hint: starts with t)
transportation
What makes a dome car special?
You can look in all directions
You can go to the bathroom
You have to be silent when in it
You can sleep in it
1. You can look in all directions
If you want to go somewhere but not come back you buy a __________ ticket
single/one-way ticket
What are trains being fueled by today?
1. Electricity or Diesel fuel
2. Gasoline
3. Steam
4. Water
1. Electricity or Diesel Fuel
Which of the following is NOT a real train car?
1. Gondola
2. Boxcar
3. Autorack
4. Carriage Wagon
4. Carriage Wagon
If you want to go somewhere and come back, you buy a ___________ ticket
return
What type of train carries lumber, cattle, food, and coal?
1. Chugging trains
2. Electric trains
3. Freight trains
4. Bullet trains
3. Freight Trains
What are some of the items that are transported in a boxcar?
1. Fence posts and other building supplies
2. sand, corn, wheat, barley
3. tractors, military vehicles, logs
4. paper, lumber, beverages
4. paper, lumber, beverages
The place where you get/wait for the train.
The platform at a station
This train starts with a. It’s a six letter name
What is Amtrak.