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== Trains ==
== Trains ==
[[Image:Gallitzin_rr.jpg|thumb|260px|Train emerging from the famous tunnels in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania. This photo illustrates how much railway freight is hauled these days -- in intramodal shipping containers]]
The vehicles that operate on railways are known as ''[[train]]s'', and usually comprise one or more [[locomotive]]s hauling a number of vehicles.
The vehicles that operate on railways are known as ''[[train]]s'', and usually comprise one or more [[locomotive]]s hauling a number of vehicles.
== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
* [http://parovoz.com/spravka/gauges-en.php Railroad Gauge Width], a comprehensive list of railway gauges and countries where they are and were used.
* [http://parovoz.com/spravka/gauges-en.php Railroad Gauge Width], a comprehensive list of railway gauges and countries where they are and were used.
* Armstrong, John H. ''The Railroad: What It Is, What It Does''. 4th edition, 1998, Simmons-Boardman Books. ISBN 0-911382-04-6
* Jack Simmons & Gordon Biddle (eds), ''The Oxford Companion to British Railway History'' (Oxford 1997)
* Jack Simmons & Gordon Biddle (eds), ''The Oxford Companion to British Railway History'' (Oxford 1997)