Rail freight transport
Rail freight transport is using railroads and trains to transport cargo. They don't transport human passengers. Trains may transport bulk material, intermodal containers, general freight or special freight in cars designed for a specific reason. Also, the track spreads the weight of the freight train which means larger amounts can be carried than with trucks and roads,[1] Rail freight practices and economics are different by country and region.
Rail Freight Transport Media
- UP EMD SD9043AC Joso Bridge, USA.jpg
A long grain train of the Union Pacific Railroad crossing a bridge in Washington state, United States
- Locomotives at Zhengzhou North Railway Station 20190409.jpg
Freight trains wait for departure in Zhengzhou, China
- Wagons 550.jpg
Freight wagons filled with limestone await unloading, at sidings in Rugby, Warwickshire, England
- Dispolok-es64u2003-00.jpg
A container train in Germany
- BNSF 5216 West Kingman Canyon AZ (293094839).jpg
Train in Arizona, with 20-, 40- and-53 foot containers double stacked in well cars
- Diesel Freight Train NSW.ogg
Steel train, western New South Wales, Australia - Rail gauge world.svg
A map of the world showing regions by principal rail track gauge.
- Coal to Electricity.jpg
Coal awaiting shipment to an electric generating plant in Germany
References
- ↑ "Rail Freight Shipping". Archived from the original on 2016-02-20.