Railcar

A Railcar (U.S. English) is a railroad vehicle for carrying freight. [1]

## Types of railcar[edit]

* Boxcar, a closed car for carrying general freight
* Gondola car, an open car for carrying general freight
* Tank car, for carrying liquids, such as oil
* Hopper car, for carrying bulk materials, such as grain
* Caboose, the last car in a train, with kitchen and sleeping facilities for the train crew. Automation has made the caboose redundant.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140327040407/http://www.americanrailcar.com/RailcarManufacturing.aspx
2. ↑ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/caboose