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From the comfort of a vintage railcar or the elevated vantage point of a dome car, passengers can witness panoramic vistas of autumn foliage that rival more famous destinations.
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 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
Fort Worth firefighters responded to a train derailment at the Davidson rail yard on West Vickery Boulevard Sunday morning when several railcars went off the tracks, officials said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2025
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 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
Fort Worth firefighters responded to a train derailment at the Davidson rail yard on West Vickery Boulevard Sunday morning when several railcars went off the tracks, officials said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Railcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railcar. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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railcar
noun
rail·car
-ˌkär 
: a railroad car
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