Back to Discover
💻

Rail transport

technology Maturity 9-11

Trains move on metal tracks.

Alaska Railroad oil train at Nenna.jpg
Alaska Railroad oil train at Nenna.jpg
They carry heavy things. They can also carry many people. Trains help us move fast. It is a very smart way to travel. Do you like to ride on a train?
Shenzhen Guangzhou high speed train new rolling stock China (37116926035).jpg
Shenzhen Guangzhou high speed train new rolling stock China (37116926035).jpg

52 words
🖼️ Images & Media (25)
File:Alaska Railroad oil train at Nenna.jpg
Alaska Railroad oil train at Nenna.jpg
File:Berlin_Technikmuseum_Holzbahn.jpg
Berlin_Technikmuseum_Holzbahn.jpg
File:Little Eaton Tramway Replica Wagon small.jpg
Little Eaton Tramway Replica Wagon small.jpg
File:Cromford and High Peak Railway cast-iron fishbelly rail.png
Cromford and High Peak Railway cast-iron...
File:TrevithicksEngine.jpg
TrevithicksEngine.jpg
File:First electric tram- Siemens 1881 in Lichterfelde.jpg
First electric tram- Siemens 1881 in...
File:СПб. Открытие трамв.движения по 4 марш.17(29)IX1907 t773597.jpg
СПб. Открытие трамв.движения по 4...
File:Baker Street Waterloo Railway platform March 1906.png
Baker Street Waterloo Railway platform...
File:Ganz engine Valtellina.jpg
Ganz engine Valtellina.jpg
File:Limousin2010RVT01.jpg
Limousin2010RVT01.jpg
File:Shinkansen Series0 R67 JNRcolor.jpg
Shinkansen Series0 R67 JNRcolor.jpg
File:Trains in Napoli Centrale-Garibaldi 18 55 44 221000.jpeg
Trains in Napoli Centrale-Garibaldi 18 55...

+ 13 more

Up Next
💻
Train
Technology
→
More to explore

✨ What else?

Related topics you might enjoy

Train 0% Freight train 0% Steam locomotive 0% Railway track 0% Rail freight transport 0% Passenger train 0%

🔬 Go deeper

More advanced topics to explore

Train Freight train Steam locomotive Passenger train

🪜 Step back

Simpler topics to build understanding

History of rail transport Railway track History of transport Rail freight transport
📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 12.2 | Vital Level 4