railcar
IPA: rˈeɪɫkɑr
noun
- (rail transport) A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
- (rail transport) A powered single railway vehicle designed for passenger transport, with a driver's cab in both ends; Not to be confused with motor coach/motorcar, which is a powered railway vehicle capable to haul a train.
- (Only in Canada and US) Any unpowered railway vehicle
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Examples of "railcar" in Sentences
- Hence it is a form of diesel railcar.
- Multiple unit and articulated railcar.
- A railcar is a single, self powered car.
- A new railcar fleet has entered service.
- Swiss locomotive and railcar classification.
- GE ended railcar operations in Canada in 1993.
- They are not listed in the route on a railcar's waybill.
- The focus of this article is on the firm's railcar business.
- Besides, there are a pump trolley and a diesel engined railcar.
- Impatient with Charlie, David enters the railcar with the boy's inhaler.