The rail-based transport of cargo rather than passengers, using freight cars coupled into trains and hauled by locomotives over the same general railway infrastructure used for passenger service, though often on dedicated freight lines and with heavier axle loads. Freight rail carries bulk commodities such as coal, grain and ore, as well as containerized and intermodal cargo, and remains one of the most fuel-efficient ways to move heavy goods over long overland distances.
Facts
Core ConcernMovement of cargo, as opposed to passengers, by railway and train. 1 Cargo or Passenger Connections
Exemplified By
Source Alstom KZ8A (Wikipedia)
Source Alstom Prima (Wikipedia)
Source China Railways 8K (Wikipedia)
Source China Railways HXD2 (Wikipedia)
Source Indian locomotive class WAG-12 (Wikipedia)
Source MIFERMA Class CC 01-21 (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: New Eurasian Land Bridge
Source SNCF Class BB 26000 (Wikipedia)
Source SNCF Class BB 27000 (Wikipedia)
Source SNCF Class BB 36000 (Wikipedia)
Source SNCF Class BB 37000 (Wikipedia)
Source SNCF Class BB 47000 (Wikipedia)
Source SNCF TGV La Poste (Wikipedia)
Source South African Class 21E (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Rail freight transport
WikipediaIntroduction
Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo, as opposed to passengers.
In Group: Main-Line and Freight Rail Modes, Lead sentence
Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo, as opposed to passengers.
View the Source 2. Dictionary.com: railroad
American, noun, definition 1Quote, American, noun, definition 1
a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks,
3. AAR: Freight Rail Operations 101: Overview and Basics
Freight Railcars, Hopper CarsQuote, Freight Railcars, Hopper Cars
Covered hoppers carry dry goods like grain or fertilizer while open hoppers carry coal, aggregates, or ore.
Grupo Mexico (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Grupo Mexico, Lead, transportation divisionQuote, Has Part: Grupo Mexico, Lead, transportation division
the second largest transportation division in Mexico and the U.S. states of Texas and Florida
Watco (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Watco, Lead, operationsQuote, Has Part: Watco, Lead, operations
operates 47 short line railroads across North America and Australia
Maine Central Railroad (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Maine Central Railroad, Lead, operationsQuote, Has Part: Maine Central Railroad, Lead, operations
a U.S. Class I railroad headquartered in Portland, Maine
Alstom KZ8A (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Alstom KZ8A, LeadQuote, Exemplified By: Alstom KZ8A, Lead
is a broad gauge electric freight locomotive
Alstom Prima (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Alstom Prima, First generation, freightQuote, Exemplified By: Alstom Prima, First generation, freight
to perform both domestic and international freight services
SNCF Class BB 26000 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF Class BB 26000, Design, rolesQuote, Exemplified By: SNCF Class BB 26000, Design, roles
The class were built to fulfil both freight and passenger roles
SNCF Class BB 36000 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF Class BB 36000, Lead, freight corridorsQuote, Exemplified By: SNCF Class BB 36000, Lead, freight corridors
The subgroup 36001-36030 operates mostly on French-Belgian freight corridors.
SNCF Class BB 27000 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF Class BB 27000, Lead, modeQuote, Exemplified By: SNCF Class BB 27000, Lead, mode
electric locomotives were built by Alstom between 2001
SNCF Class BB 37000 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF Class BB 37000, Lead, modeQuote, Exemplified By: SNCF Class BB 37000, Lead, mode
electric locomotives are currently being built by Alstom
SNCF Class BB 47000 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF Class BB 47000, Lead, modeQuote, Exemplified By: SNCF Class BB 47000, Lead, mode
electric locomotive is a 6,000 kW (8,000 hp) locomotive, built by Alstom
China Railways 8K (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: China Railways 8K, Lead, modeQuote, Exemplified By: China Railways 8K, Lead, mode
eight shaft fixing reconnection heavy freight electric locomotive
MIFERMA Class CC 01-21 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: MIFERMA Class CC 01-21, Lead, modeQuote, Exemplified By: MIFERMA Class CC 01-21, Lead, mode
diesel locomotives were built by Alstom in France between 1961 and 1965
SNCF TGV La Poste (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF TGV La Poste, Lead, modeQuote, Exemplified By: SNCF TGV La Poste, Lead, mode
dedicated trainsets for high-speed freight and mail transportation by French railway company SNCF
Indian locomotive class WAG-12 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Indian locomotive class WAG-12, Lead, modeQuote, Exemplified By: Indian locomotive class WAG-12, Lead, mode
a class of 25 kV AC twin section electric locomotives that was developed in 2017 by Alstom
China Railways HXD2 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: China Railways HXD2, Lead, modeQuote, Exemplified By: China Railways HXD2, Lead, mode
an electric locomotive and a series of related locomotive classes built by CRRC Datong Electric Locomotive and Alstom
South African Class 21E (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: South African Class 21E, Service, Coalink coal lineQuote, Exemplified By: South African Class 21E, Service, Coalink coal line
The Class 21E was placed in service on the 25 kV AC Coalink line between Ermelo and the Richards Bay Coal Terminal.
Autauga Northern Railroad (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Autauga Northern Railroad, Lead, freight lineQuote, Has Part: Autauga Northern Railroad, Lead, freight line
The railroad operates six days a week under Watco control, moving about 9,000 carloads per year.
Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad, Lead, freight trafficQuote, Has Part: Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad, Lead, freight traffic
The AGCR moves limestone and aggregates within the Backmann Quarry to form trains for the Union Pacific Railroad to haul out.
Wikipedia: Aurizon
WikipediaHas Part: Aurizon, Article leadQuote, Has Part: Aurizon, Article lead
is a freight rail transport company in Australia
Canadian National Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Canadian National Railway, Article leadQuote, Has Part: Canadian National Railway, Article lead
is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal
Wikipedia: New Eurasian Land Bridge
WikipediaExemplified By: New Eurasian Land Bridge, Lead sentenceQuote, Exemplified By: New Eurasian Land Bridge, Lead sentence
The New Eurasian Land Bridge, also called the Second or New Eurasian Continental Bridge, is the southern counterpart to the Eurasian Land Bridge and runs through China and Central Asia with possible plans for expansion into South and West Asia.
BNSF Railway (Wikipedia)
Has Part: BNSF Railway, LeadQuote, Has Part: BNSF Railway, Lead
is the largest of the many freight railroads in the United States
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