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• Rail inspection — is the practice of examining rail tracks for flaws that could lead to catastrophic failures. According to the United States Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety Analysis, [ [http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety/ Federal… …   Wikipedia

• Car sharing — This article deals with the short term rental of cars. For the shared use of cars by persons with similar travel needs see Carpool. Flexcar (now Zipcar) carsharing vehicles in their reserved spots, Atlanta, Georgia. Car sharing or Carsharing (in… …   Wikipedia

• Rail transport in Ireland — Rail services in Ireland are provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland. The gauge on main lines is RailGauge|1600 Irish gauge, as opposed to the standard gauge of RailGauge|1435 of …   Wikipedia

• Rail transport in Japan — is a major means of passenger transport, especially for mass and high speed travel between major cities and for commuter transport in metropolitan areas.OverviewSix Japan Railways Group (JR) companies, state owned until 1987, provide passenger… …   Wikipedia

• Rail transport — Railroad and Railway both redirect here. For other uses, see Railroad (disambiguation). Rail transport is the conveyance of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run along railways or railroads. Rail transport is …   Wikipedia

• Rail transport in Malaysia — KL Monorail in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Rail transport in Malaysia comprises heavy rail (including high speed rail), light rail transit (LRT), monorail and a funicular railway line. Heavy rail is mostly used for intercity passenger and freight… …   Wikipedia

• Rail transport operations — A railway can be broken down into two major components. Basically these are the items which move , the rolling stock, that is the locomotives, passenger carrying vehicles (coaches), freight carrying vehicles (goods wagons/freight cars) and those… …   Wikipedia

• Rail transport in India — This article is about the technical workings and operations of railways in India which are run by the Indian Railways. See also History of rail transport in India. Rail transport is a commonly used mode of long distance transportation in India.… …   Wikipedia

• Rail transport in Puerto Rico — This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series. Rail transport in Puerto Rico currently consists of a 10.7 mile (17.2 km) passenger metro system in the island’s metropolitan area of San Juan and a small cargo system in… …   Wikipedia

• Rail transport in Argentina — The Argentine railway network comprised 47,000 km of track at the end of the Second World War and was, in its time, one of most extensive and prosperous in South America. However, with the increase in highway construction and the break up in 1993 …   Wikipedia

• Car float — A railroad car float is an unpowered barge with rail tracks mounted on its deck. It is used to move railroad cars across water obstacles, or to locations they could not otherwise access, and is pushed or towed by a tugboat. As such, the car float …   Wikipedia