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			Car - 




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A passenger vehicle or a conveyance that travels on a rail such as a streetcar or railroad car.  Car
Related Terms: Car - conveyance | railroad | railroad car | vehicle |
LogisticsWorld Database Search: Car - conveyance | railroad | railroad car | vehicle |
LogisticsWorld Acronyms: Car - conveyance | railroad | railroad car | vehicle |
Web Search Wizard: Car - conveyance | railroad | railroad car | vehicle |

Container On Flat Car -

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Method of moving shipping containers which involves transporting them on railroad flat cars. Acronym: COFC Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)
Related Terms: Container On Flat Car - piggyback | trailer on flat car | trucking |
LogisticsWorld Database Search: Container On Flat Car - piggyback | trailer on flat car | trucking |
LogisticsWorld Acronyms: Container On Flat Car - piggyback | trailer on flat car | trucking |
Web Search Wizard: Container On Flat Car - piggyback | trailer on flat car | trucking |

Engine -

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A system or mechanism that converts one or more forms of energy into another; a motor; or a railroad locomotive.  Engine
Related Terms: Engine - rail | railroad | system | tractor | train |
LogisticsWorld Database Search: Engine - rail | railroad | system | tractor | train |
LogisticsWorld Acronyms: Engine - rail | railroad | system | tractor | train |
Web Search Wizard: Engine - rail | railroad | system | tractor | train |

Piggyback -

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Semitrailer built with reinforcements to withstand transport by a railroad flatcar. Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)
Related Terms: Piggyback - container on flat car | trailer on flat car | trucking |
LogisticsWorld Database Search: Piggyback - container on flat car | trailer on flat car | trucking |
LogisticsWorld Acronyms: Piggyback - container on flat car | trailer on flat car | trucking |
Web Search Wizard: Piggyback - container on flat car | trailer on flat car | trucking |

Railroad -

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A transportation medium consisting of a track composed of parallel rails and ties for trains and other rail vehicles; or a system of tracks, equipment, facilities, and property for railroad transportation.  Railroad
Related Terms: Railroad - engine | equipment | facility | rail | railcar | rails | railway | transportation | vehicle |
LogisticsWorld Database Search: Railroad - engine | equipment | facility | rail | railcar | rails | railway | transportation | vehicle |
LogisticsWorld Acronyms: Railroad - engine | equipment | facility | rail | railcar | rails | railway | transportation | vehicle |
Web Search Wizard: Railroad - engine | equipment | facility | rail | railcar | rails | railway | transportation | vehicle |

Trailer On Flat Car (1) -

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Method of moving cargo which involves transporting semitrailers on railroad flat cars. Acronym: TOFC Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)
Related Terms: Trailer On Flat Car (1) - container on flat car | piggyback | trucking |
LogisticsWorld Database Search: Trailer On Flat Car (1) - container on flat car | piggyback | trucking |
LogisticsWorld Acronyms: Trailer On Flat Car (1) - container on flat car | piggyback | trucking |
Web Search Wizard: Trailer On Flat Car (1) - container on flat car | piggyback | trucking |


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