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Large power transformers often weigh between 100 tons and 400 tons and require specialized transport – sometimes needing one of only about 10 suitable super-heavy-load railcars in the country.
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Kyri Baker, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
The train snakes through some of the most glorious backcountry scenery, and those in the GoldStar Dome class can observe it from the glass-dome ceilings of the railcar as well as an outdoor viewing platform.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
Firefighters are mopping up Monday after an early morning fire engulfed a railcar on Roseville Road in North Sacramento before spreading to a towing yard and knocking out power to nearby customers.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
At least 15 people were killed when a world-famous funicular railcar derailed and overturned in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
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Kyri Baker, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
The train snakes through some of the most glorious backcountry scenery, and those in the GoldStar Dome class can observe it from the glass-dome ceilings of the railcar as well as an outdoor viewing platform.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2025
Firefighters are mopping up Monday after an early morning fire engulfed a railcar on Roseville Road in North Sacramento before spreading to a towing yard and knocking out power to nearby customers.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
At least 15 people were killed when a world-famous funicular railcar derailed and overturned in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Railcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railcar. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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railcar
noun
rail·car
-ˌkär 
: a railroad car
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