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Freight Trains
  • 1. What is a freight train primarily used for?
A) Transporting goods
B) Carrying mail
C) Transporting passengers
D) No specific purpose
  • 2. What powers most freight trains?
A) Steam engines
B) Electric engines
C) Solar power
D) Diesel engines
  • 3. What is the purpose of a caboose at the end of a freight train?
A) Decorating the train
B) Housing crew and monitoring the train
C) Transporting cargo
D) Providing extra power
  • 4. What are the tracks that allow freight trains to pass one another called?
A) Mainline
B) Sidings
C) Junctions
D) Interchanges
  • 5. Which country has the longest freight train network in the world?
A) India
B) Russia
C) United States
D) China
  • 6. Which term describes the act of adding or removing cars to or from a train along its route?
A) Detaching
B) Switching
C) Merging
D) Shunting
  • 7. Which type of brake is commonly used on modern freight trains?
A) Hand brakes
B) Air brakes
C) Drum brakes
D) Disc brakes
  • 8. What is the term for a special freight train that transports goods long distances across multiple countries?
A) Transcontinental train
B) Intermodal train
C) Global cargo train
D) Express train
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