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