A train is a
form of rail transport consisting of a series of vehicles propelled along a rail
track to transport cargo or passengers. Motive power is provided by a separate locomotive
or individual motors in self-propelled multiple units. Although historically steam
propulsion dominated, the most common modern forms are diesel and electric
locomotives, the latter supplied by overhead wires or additional rails. Other
energy sources include horses, rope or wire, gravity, pneumatics, batteries,
and gas turbines. Train tracks usually consists of two, three or four rails, with
a limited number of monorails and maglev guideways in the mix. The word 'train'
comes from the Old French trahiner,
from the Latin trahere 'pull,
draw'. Source
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