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 Train   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In rail transport, a train consists of several connected rail vehicles that are capable of being moved together along a guideway to transport freight or passengers from one place to another along a planned route.
For straight electric trains the power to run the electric motors is generated at a power station and supplied to the train by some form of distribution system.
Long-distance trains, sometimes crossing several countries, may have a dining or restaurant car; they may also have sleeping cars, but not in the case of high-speed rail, these arrive at their destination before the night falls and are in competition with airplanes in speed.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/train   (1452 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Train (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In mining, a train is another term for a conveyor, normally a conveyor belt
A train is also a term used in MMORPGs to describe a situation where a player or group of players has engaged a high number of enemies and is fleeing the area, creating a long chain of enemies chasing after them.
A camel train is a series of camels carrying goods or passengers in a group as part of a regular or semi-regular service between two points.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Train-%28disambiguation%29   (893 words)

  
 Road train - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
A road train consists of a relatively conventional truck chassis, cab and engine unit, but instead of pulling a single trailer the road train pulls a succession of them, typically three but sometimes a dozen or more, providing massive carrying capacity.
Road trains are unwieldy, and pulling and manoeuvering them safely is only possible because of the lack of traffic on Australia's outback roads, and the terrain's flatness.
In 2003, the record was surpassed near Mungindi, New South Wales, by a road train consisting of 87 trailers and a single prime mover (measuring 1235 metres in length).
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Road_train   (398 words)

  
 Train (disambiguation) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The word train from the (Any dialect of the language of ancient Rome) Latin traho ("to draw or pull") means "that which is drawn along".
Generally trains are a series of connected (A living organism characterized by voluntary movement) animals and/or (A conveyance that transports people or objects) vehicles that move together, usually along a planned (An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation) route, which may or may not be constrained by a guideway.
In mining, a train is another term for a (A person who conveys (carries or transmits)) conveyor, normally a (A moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)) conveyor belt
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/tr/train_(disambiguation).htm   (393 words)

  
 Road train -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
For trackless trains that carry passengers see (Click link for more info and facts about trackless train) trackless train, for other trains see (Click link for more info and facts about train (disambiguation)) train (disambiguation).
A road train consists of a relatively conventional chassis, cab and engine unit, but instead of pulling a single trailer the road train pulls a succession of them, typically three but sometimes a dozen or more, providing massive carrying capacity.
Road trains are unwieldy, and pulling and manoeuvering them safely is only possible because of the lack of traffic on (Click link for more info and facts about Australia's outback) Australia's outback roads, and the terrain's flatness.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/road_train.htm   (335 words)

  
 A-Train - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A-Train (known in Japan as A Ressha de Ikou, or Take the A-Train) is a 1992 computer game, originally developed published by Japanese game developer Artdink for Japan, and was later published by Maxis for the United States.
A-Train uses a near-isometric dimetric projection to present the city, similiar to Maxis's SimCity 2000.
The fact that it is a game about managing a train system cannot be the reason it sold poorly, as Microprose's Railroad Tycoon remains one of the bestselling game series of all time in the US.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/A-Train   (595 words)

  
 Grand Canyon Train   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Also the inaccessibility of the major canyons in the Himalayas contributes to the fact that they are not often known or regarded as candidates for the biggest canyon.
In rail transport, a train consists of a single or severalconnected rail vehicles that are capable of being moved together along aguideway to transport freight or passengers from one place to another along a planned route.
Special kinds of trains running on corresponding special 'railways' are atmospheric railways, monorails, high-speed railways, maglev, rubber-tiredunderground, funicular and cog railways.
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 A Train - tScholars.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A-Train, a computer game published by Maxis in 1992
This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/A-Train_%28disambiguation%29   (175 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Trackless train   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
For road trains that carry freight see road train, for other trains see train (disambiguation).
A trackless train is a series of connected road vehicles, usually shaped like a railway train.
A trackless train usually consists of a diesel engine-powered tractor unit that is made to look like a steam locomotive, and about three trailers.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Trackless-train   (224 words)

  
 * Aspect - (Model Railroad): Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A trackside signal activated by the movement of trains over/past a detecting device...
The appearance of a lineside signal, as viewed from the direction of an approaching train, or the appearance of a cab signal.
Siding A track adjacent to a main track, and is used for meeting or passing other trains.
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 Trackless train   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A trackless train usually consists of a diesel engine -powered tractor unit that is made to look like a steam locomotive, and about three trailers.
In the Swiss town of Gruyères, a trackless train is the only vehicleallowed in the pedestrianised streets.
Hiring of trackless trains for specialevents is possible.
www.therfcc.org /trackless-train-323514.html   (174 words)

  
 Camel train   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A camel train is a series of camels carrying goods or passengers in agroup as part of a regular or semi-regular service between two points.
Although camel transport is most important in desert countries of the MiddleEast, in the English-speaking world the term "camel train" most often applies to Australia, notably the service that once carried connected a railhead at Oodnadatta in South Australia to Alice Springs in thecenter of the continent.
The service ended when the train line was extended to Alice Springs in 1929; that train is still called" The Ghan " as a shortened version of "Afghan camel train." In 2004, the train wasextended completely across the continent, from Alice Springs to the town of Darwin on the north coast.
www.therfcc.org /camel-train-189009.html   (140 words)

  
 Category:Disambiguation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Note: the {{disambig}} template adds articles automatically to this category and will eventually add all disambiguation pages here.
Links to disambiguating pages - manually maintained lists that "knowingly" point to disambiguation pages to prevent them becoming "orphans".
Note: If multiple disambiguation categories apply to the same article, use one template and manually add the rest of the categories (that fit in).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Disambiguation   (242 words)

  
 World War 1 and 2 - Wagon train   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A wagon train is a long chain of wagons, each moving together and forming a line.
Wagon trains were common in the Old West, in other places of the world different forms of caravans and convoys were often used, such as camel trains in Australia.
See train (disambiguation) for more information on other sorts of train.
www.worldwardiary.com /history/Wagon_train   (75 words)

  
 Frankfurt Train   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
1) " Frankfurt" -- In the context of Frankfurt Train
Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany.Situated on the Main river, it has a population of approximately 650,000 (but about 5million in its metropolitan area).
2) " Train" -- In the context of Frankfurt Train
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 Tgv Train France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Double-deckers have 4 rows of seats (two at the bottom, two at the top); the upper and lower levels are linked by staircases.Cars communicate by the upper level.
The TGV is France 's train à grande vitesse ; literally " high-speed train ".
The TGV is a passenger train, except for a small series of TGVs used for postal freight between Paris and Lyon, France.
www.referenceresearch.com /some/346-tgv-train-france.html   (807 words)

  
 Train (disambiguation) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Train (disambiguation) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
See also: training, in which students are drawn along by teachers
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Train (disambiguation) contains research on
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Train_%28disambiguation%29   (303 words)

  
 Road train - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A road train consists of a relatively conventional truck chassis, cab and engine unit, but instead of pulling a single trailer the road train pulls a succession of them, typically three but sometimes more, providing massive carrying capacity.
A Road train being unloaded off itself at Timber Creek.
When the Road Train trailers are empty it is common practice to stack the trailers.
thedrugwar.org /wiki/Road_train   (417 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Architecture parlante   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The clock in the Main Concourse © 2004 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Grand Central Terminal (often still called Grand Central Station, although technically that is the name of the nearby post office and New York City Subway station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line) is a train station at 15 Vanderbilt Avenue...
Burnhams Union Station: the central block of the immense front façade of Union Station Union Station is the grand ceremonial train station designed to be the entrance to Washington, DC when it opened in 1907.
Harvard, see Harvard (disambiguation) Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League.
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 Word Sense Disambiguation: Timeline
But these require training (in contrast to “local models” which are defined a priori).
In the word-sense disambiguation research area, there is the additional problem of manual tagging of word senses which is expensive.
After training, disambiguation results over a certain threshhold are treated as handtagged, and used as further evidence for the disambiguation of the word in question.
www.ics.mq.edu.au /%7Eswan/readingroom/word_sense_disambiguation/timeline.htm   (1297 words)

  
 CiteULike: A description of how three occupational therapists train children in using the scanning access technique   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the methods and rationale used by occupational therapists experienced in training scanning when teaching a child to scan.
The research was conducted in two phases: (i) a survey phase in which a questionnaire was distributed; and (ii) a consultation phase involving semistructured interviews.
Thematic analysis of the interviews yielded four themes: (i) ‘The process of training scanning is progressive and parallel’; (ii) ‘Clients must be considered on an individual basis’; (iii) ‘Training scanning is inextricably linked to functional goals’; and (iv) ‘The importance of training the child and primary carers using a collaborative approach’.
www.citeulike.org /user/simonjudge/article/308006   (342 words)

  
 Bryson City Train   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In 2003, however, Bryson and his family returned to England, where the 3: with World Book Day, voters in England chose Bryson 's book '' Notes From a Small Island '' as the b 5: In 2004, Bryson won the prestigious The Aventis Prizes for Scie 7: rs, urban myths, and folk etymologies.
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In the United Kingdom, a city is a town which has been knownas a city since time immemorial, or which has received city status by royal charter — which is normally granted on the basi...
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 Trackless train   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
[[Image Link]] A trackless train usually consists of a diesel engine-powered tractor unit that is made to look like a steam locomotive, and about three trailers.
They have amusement value, particularly for children and they are often used for the transport of tourists instead of buses.
Mobileseats, the manufacturer of the petit train de Gruyères
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/trackless_train   (240 words)

  
 Arriva Trains Northern   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Arriva Trains Merseyside was the name of the division that ran the Merseyrail franchise from 1998 to 2003.
Arriva Trains Wales / Trenau Aeriva Cymru runs passenger services in the Wales and Borders franchise area, previously franchised to the National Express Group, and the North Wales routes formerly franchised to First Group as part of the First North Western franchise.
Special kinds of Traina running on corresponding special 'railways' are atmospheric railways, monorails, high-speed railways, maglev, rubber-tiredunderground, funicular and cog railways.
www.bodawg.com /point/18736-arriva-trains-northern.html   (886 words)

  
 Ski Train   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
1) " Ski" -- In the context of Ski Train
By setting the ski at an angle so that the edge cutsinto the snow, the ski will follow the parabola and hence turn the skier, a practice known as carvinghttp:/.
2) " Train" -- In the context of Ski Train
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 The Great Train Robbery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
INDEMNITY and its trustees and agents, and any volunteers associated texts harmless, from all liability, cost and expense, including following that you do or cause: [1] distribution of this.
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 Tgv Trains   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Tvg is a passenger train, except for a small series of gTv s used for postal freight between Paris and Lyon, France.
This article is about Train in rail transport.
Special kinds of Tarins running on corresponding special 'railways' are atmospheric railways, monorails, high-speed railways, maglev, rubber-tiredunderground, funicular and cog railways.
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 Attleboro Train Schedule   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The average household size is 2.57 and the average family size is 3.12.
For other typesof Trakn see Train (disambiguation) Rail transport General Operations Stations Tdain s Rolling stock History Terminology By country Disasters Modelling edit this box  (http: en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Train_topicsandamp;action=edit) An electric multiple unit pulling into Tile Hill station; Coventry, England
A passenger Tain may consist of one or several locomotives, and one or more coaches.
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 Train Dominoes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
1) " Train" -- As it applies to Train Dominoes
"Domino" redirects here—for other meanings of the word, see Domino (disambiguation).
Each bone is a rectangular tile with a line dividing its face into two square ends.
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