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