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I wanted to do my part to help preserve that golden age of travel... I step aboard The Patron Tequila Express railcar, and I go back in time to the days when a long journey was something fun and very special.
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Meaning of "railcar" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RAILCAR

railcar  [ˈreɪlˌkɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAILCAR

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Railcar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAILCAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

railcar

Railcar

A railcar, in British English and Australian English, is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach, with a driver's cab at one or both ends. Some railways, e.g., the Great Western Railway, used the term Railmotor. If it is able to pull a full train, it is rather called a motor coach or a motor car. In its simplest form it may be little more than a motorized version of a railway handcar, sometimes called a speeder. The term is sometimes also used as an alternative name for the small types of multiple unit which consist of more than one coach. The term is used more generally now in Ireland to refer to any diesel multiple unit, or in some cases electric multiple unit. In North America the term "railcar" has a much broader meaning, and the term is used to refer to any kind of railway carriage, including unpowered goods wagons. This article concerns only the British and Australian English meaning of the term. The Regio-Shuttle RS1 low-floor vehicle is a modern version of a single unit railcar.

Definition of railcar in the English dictionary

The definition of railcar in the dictionary is a passenger-carrying railway vehicle consisting of a single coach with its own power unit.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAILCAR


advocaat
ˈædvəʊˌkɑː
autocar
ˈɔːtəʊˌkɑː
Bhaskar
ˈbʌsˌkɑː
boxcar
ˈbɒksˌkɑː
calcar
ˈkælˌkɑː
cyclecar
ˈsaɪkəlˌkɑː
gyrocar
ˈdʒaɪrəʊˌkɑː
hoppercar
ˈhɒpəˌkɑː
Issachar
ˈɪsəˌkɑː
microcar
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkɑː
minicar
ˈmɪnɪˌkɑː
motorcar
ˈməʊtəˌkɑː
pedalcar
ˈpedlˌkɑː
rent-a-car
ˈrentəˌkɑː
ricercar
ˈriːtʃəˌkɑː
sidecar
ˈsaɪdˌkɑː
streetcar
ˈstriːtˌkɑː
supercar
ˈsuːpəˌkɑː
tramcar
ˈtræmˌkɑː
turbocar
ˈtɜːbəʊˌkɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAILCAR

rail
rail gauge
rail link
rail rage
rail strike
rail traffic
rail transport
railbed
railbird
railbus
railcard
railer
railhead
railing
railingly
railings
railleries
raillery
railless
railman

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAILCAR

cable car
car
chauffeur-driven car
classic car
Democratic Republic of Madagascar
hire car
in-car
kit car
Madagascar
oscar
police car
race car
racing car
rental car
scar
sircar
sports car
stock-car
trocar
vicar

Synonyms and antonyms of railcar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «railcar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAILCAR

Find out the translation of railcar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of railcar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «railcar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

轨道车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autovía
570 millions of speakers

English

railcar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

railcar
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عربة القطار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вагон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vagão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

railcar
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

wagon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kereta api
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Triebwagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鉄道車両
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

철도 차량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Railcar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

toa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

railcar
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेल्वेगाडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vagon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

automotrice
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

torpeda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вагон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

automotoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτοκινητάμαξα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Trein
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rälsbuss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

railcar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of railcar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAILCAR»

The term «railcar» is regularly used and occupies the 90.497 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAILCAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «railcar» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «railcar» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about railcar

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QUOTES WITH «RAILCAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word railcar.
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John Paul DeJoria
I wanted to do my part to help preserve that golden age of travel... I step aboard The Patron Tequila Express railcar, and I go back in time to the days when a long journey was something fun and very special.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAILCAR»

Discover the use of railcar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to railcar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Artificial Intelligence for Transit Railcar Diagnostics
This report documents and presents the results of a study to determine the feasibility of applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to the diagnosis of transit railcars.
‎1994
2
Demonstration of Artificial Intelligence Technology for ...
The AI tool was tested at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) on direct current chopper propulsion systems of the 3000 series railcars.
Ian Mulholland, Zoran Kahric, 1999
3
DICTIONARY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE 8th Edition
Introduction This guide to railcars has been developed from materials obtained from a number of railcar manufacturers worldwide. It is designed to illustrate the main types of railcars used in international trade and to give readers an insight into ...
Edward G. Hinkelman
4
Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management: Twelve Drivers of ...
After all, a major measure of operating efficiency in the railroad industry is "railcar turns," or how many times each railcar is used to ship something per year. (A railcar turn of 8 means a particular railcar was used to move 8 revenue - producing ...
John T. Mentzer, 2004
5
Plunkett's Transportation, Supply Chain & Logistics Industry ...
Railcar Manufacturing Railcar Maintenance Shipbuilding Railcar Leasing Railcar Management The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (TGC) designs, manufactures and markets railroad freight car equipment in North America and Europe.
Jack W. Plunkett, 2009
6
The Mathematical Funfair
The solution to this puzzle depends on appreciating that the effect of driving a set of railcars around the loop is that they re-enter the main line in the opposite order to that which they left it. To put railcar 7 in the position to depart first requires, ...
Brian Bolt, 1989
7
Decision Support Optimization Model for Railcar Storage
This study demonstrates how an aggregate planning model can be used to support decision-making related to optimization of covered hopper railcar storage.
Renae Lorelei Espey, 2007
8
Career Opportunities in Transportation
Railcar Repairers are also well versed in how Federal Railroad Administration ( FRA) regulations and American Association of Railways (AAR) rules apply to every aspect of their work. They fully understand and comply with safety standards ...
Richard A. McDavid, Susan Echaore-McDavid, 2009
9
Employment and Labor Law
Trinity also “lines” new “hopper” railcars by spraying their insides with a chemical coating designed to seal and protect the interior of a railcar. Absent proper ventilation, this lining process has the potential to create a hazardous atmosphere ...
Patrick Cihon, James Castagnera, 2008
10
Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety: Industries ...
In railcar loading systems, following valve shut off at the arm inlet, nitrogen is injected into the container side of the arms to blow the liquid remaining in the arm into the railcar before the fill valve on the railcar is closed (Lipton and Lynch 1994 ).
Jeanne Mager Stellman, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAILCAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term railcar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trinity net income rises on railcar gain
Trinity Industries Inc. said net income increased more than 29 percent in the second quarter as its rail and inland barge groups reported record operating profits. «Longview News-Journal, Jul 15»
2
Greenbrier Plunges on Concern Oil Drop Will Hurt Demand
Greenbrier Cos. fell the most in almost seven months after Stifel Financial Corp. analysts estimated that railcar demand will be hurt by a decline in oil prices. «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
3
OSHA finds 11 violations, seeks $46900 in fines for railcar company …
Federal labor officials are recommending a railcar company be fined $46,900 after it was found to have committed nearly a dozen serious safety violations in a ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jun 15»
4
Mervis Railcar suspends plans for repair facility in Hutchinson
Mervis Railcar, a division of Danville, Ill.-based Mervis Industries, had planned to locate the facility comprising four buildings and more than 20,000 feeet of track ... «Wichita Eagle, May 15»
5
American Railcar Industries, Inc. Reports Record Quarterly Revenue …
ST. CHARLES, Mo., April 29, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Railcar Industries, Inc. (ARI or the Company) (Nasdaq:ARII) today reported its first quarter ... «GlobeNewswire, Apr 15»
6
2 dead after railcar explodes in southeast Omaha; investigators seek …
“(Witnesses) said that they had heard an explosion from the railcar, and one person ... Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services paid nearly $7,000 to resolve the ... «Omaha World-Herald, Apr 15»
7
Railcar Maker Greenbrier Boosts Guidance Again
Inc. on Tuesday boosted its outlook again for its fiscal year ending in August after a surge in deliveries helped drive better-than-expected results in the railcar ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
8
Amtrak railcar damaged after wheel comes off track
ODENTON, Md. (AP) — Service on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and Maryland commuter trains are being affected after an accident involving an Amtrak rail car. «WTOP, Mar 15»
9
American Railcar Industries, Inc. Reports Record Earnings and …
ST. CHARLES, Mo., Feb. 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Railcar Industries, Inc. (ARI or the Company) (Nasdaq:ARII) today reported its fourth ... «GlobeNewswire, Feb 15»
10
US oil railcar market collapses as foreign crude makes comeback
... from manufacturers such as Greenbrier and American Railcar Industries than with more than 50 percent dive in U.S. crude prices over the past seven months. «Reuters, Feb 15»

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