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Freight Trains
  • 1. What is a freight train primarily used for?
A) No specific purpose
B) Transporting passengers
C) Transporting goods
D) Carrying mail
  • 2. What powers most freight trains?
A) Electric engines
B) Solar power
C) Diesel engines
D) Steam engines
  • 3. What is the purpose of a caboose at the end of a freight train?
A) Providing extra power
B) Transporting cargo
C) Housing crew and monitoring the train
D) Decorating the train
  • 4. Which country has the longest freight train network in the world?
A) India
B) Russia
C) China
D) United States
  • 5. Which type of brake is commonly used on modern freight trains?
A) Disc brakes
B) Hand brakes
C) Air brakes
D) Drum brakes
  • 6. What are the tracks that allow freight trains to pass one another called?
A) Sidings
B) Junctions
C) Interchanges
D) Mainline
  • 7. What is the term for a special freight train that transports goods long distances across multiple countries?
A) Intermodal train
B) Transcontinental train
C) Express train
D) Global cargo train
  • 8. Which term describes the act of adding or removing cars to or from a train along its route?
A) Merging
B) Detaching
C) Shunting
D) Switching
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