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railcar

British  
/ ˈreɪlˌkɑː /

noun

  1. a passenger-carrying railway vehicle consisting of a single coach with its own power unit

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FRANKFURT—Across Germany, railcar factories are being retooled to build military vehicles, auto suppliers are joining with defense contractors, and former soldiers are suddenly hot commodities in the jobs market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Most of the railcar exchanges between Western and Eastern carriers take place at interchanges in Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis or New Orleans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Our tests weeks later revealed that railcar chemicals had even penetrated the business’s silicone wristband products on its shelves.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2024

This includes a long-idled plan to transport Los Angeles’ trash via railcar and bury it in a remote desert landfill more than 100 miles east of San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2023

And he had never regretted this more deeply than he did that night when he and Bull and Lucy were discovered in the empty railcar.

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo