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Roadrailer
RoadRailer is a Wabash National bimodal freight system whose reinforced semi-trailers run on highways and rails without unloading, last operated by Norfolk Southern's Triple Crown until 2024.
Rocket sled
A rocket sled is a test vehicle propelled along a rail track by rocket engines, exposing equipment to high accelerations, including John Stapp's famous 1954 ride.
ROD 2-8-0
The ROD 2-8-0 was a class of British heavy freight steam locomotives based on Robinson's GCR 8K, built for the Railway Operating Division in France from 1916.
Rolling stock
Rolling stock, also called rail vehicles, is the collective term for all vehicles used on a railway track, from locomotives and multiple units to hauled coaches, freight wagons, and service stock.
Rolling stock manufacturing industry
The rolling stock manufacturing industry builds railway vehicles like locomotives, carriages, and wagons, concentrated so the ten largest firms held over 70% of a EUR 54.7 billion market in 2017.
Rolling stock of Japan
The rolling stock of Japan comprises the locomotives, passenger vehicles, and freight wagons on the national network, run by Japanese National Railways until its 1987 privatization into seven JR companies.
Rolling stock of Network SouthEast
The rolling stock of Network SouthEast was the fleet of electric and diesel trains operated by the British Rail sector created in 1986 to run London commuter services.
Rolling stock of Serbian Railways
The rolling stock of Serbian Railways, Железнице Србије, is the fleet of locomotives, multiple units, coaches, and wagons split between Srbija Voz and Srbija Kargo since 2015.
Rolling stock of South Africa
Rolling stock of South Africa covers the locomotives, coaches, multiple units, and wagons serving Transnet, PRASA, and the Gautrain, shaped by the 1,067 mm Cape gauge.
Rolling stock of the Bluebell Railway
The rolling stock of the Bluebell Railway is the collection of preserved carriages, wagons, and multiple units of the Bluebell Railway, a heritage railway in Sussex running trains since 1960.
Rolling stock of the Watercress Line
The rolling stock of the Watercress Line is the fleet of steam locomotives, diesels, and Mark 1 carriages preserved on the Mid-Hants Railway, a heritage line in Hampshire.
Rotem Sela (רותם סלע)
Rotem Sela (רותם סלע), also known as Rotem Sela-Rotter, is an Israeli model, presenter, and actress who starred in Beauty and the Baker and won Best Actress at Séries Mania 2023.
Rowan steam railmotor
The Rowan steam railmotor was a self-propelled steam carriage combining engine, driver's cabin, and passenger compartment, designed by William Robert Rowan of Copenhagen and entering service in Victoria, Australia in 1883.
Rugby Locomotive Testing Station
The Rugby Locomotive Testing Station, also known as Rugby Testing Centre, was a plant in Rugby, England, where steam locomotives were tested on rollers, opened in 1948.
Russell (locomotive)
Russell is a 2-6-2 side tank steam locomotive built by Hunslet of Leeds in 1906 for the Portmadoc, Beddgelert & South Snowdon Railway, preserved in North Wales.
Salon car
A salon car (German Salonwagen, French voiture salon) is a railway passenger carriage laid out around open salons rather than compartments, built for royalty, governments, and luxury trains.
Sans Pareil (locomotive)
Sans Pareil was a steam locomotive built by Timothy Hackworth in 1829 to compete in the Rainhill Trials; it failed to finish but was bought by the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.
Saxonia (locomotive)
The Saxonia was a steam locomotive built in 1838 by engineer Johann Andreas Schubert near Dresden for the Leipzig–Dresden Railway, the first working locomotive manufactured entirely in Germany.
Schienenzeppelin
The Schienenzeppelin, or Rail zeppelin, was an experimental German railcar built in 1930, propelled by an aircraft propeller; it reached 230.2 km/h in 1931, a record that stood until 1954.
SCMaglev
SCMaglev, also known as JR-Maglev or Superconducting Maglev, is a Japanese maglev train system by JR Central that holds the manned railway speed record of 603 km/h.
Secretary of State for Employment v Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (No 2)
Secretary of State for Employment v ASLEF (No 2) was a 1972 Court of Appeal decision on a ballot of railway workers during Britain's national work-to-rule dispute.
Sentetsu Mate class locomotives
The Sentetsu Matei class (マテイ) were 4-8-2 steam tender locomotives operated by the Chosen Government Railway in Japanese-ruled Korea, with 50 built between 1939 and 1945.
Sentetsu Pashi class locomotives
Sentetsu Pashi class locomotives (파시형 증기기관차) were 4-6-2 Pacific tender steam locomotives of the Chosen Government Railway, the state railway of Japanese-ruled Korea, used for express passenger service.
Sentetsu Pure class locomotives
The Sentetsu Pure class locomotives were 2-6-2 tank steam locomotives operated by Sentetsu, Korea's government railway, from 1901, with the class prefix deriving from "Prairie".
Shay locomotive
The Shay locomotive, or Shay engine, is a geared steam locomotive patented by Ephraim Shay in 1881, built by Lima Locomotive Works from 1880 to 1945 for logging and mining railroads.
Shunting (rail)
Shunting, called switching in North America, is the movement of rail vehicles within a yard to attach, detach, or rearrange them, done at scale in classification yards.
Shunting locomotive
A shunting locomotive, called a switcher or yard goat in American English, is a railway traction unit that moves wagons and carriages over short distances in yards, stations, and depots.
Siemens Avanto
The Siemens Avanto is a family of Siemens light rail vehicles and tram-trains, best known as the five-section tram-train SNCF used on Île-de-France tramway Line 4.
Siemens Charger
The Siemens Charger is a family of diesel-electric passenger locomotives built by Siemens Mobility for fast regional and main-line service in North America, meeting EPA Tier 4 emissions standards.
Siemens Desiro
The Siemens Desiro, or Desiro, is a family of electric and diesel multiple-unit trains for regional, commuter, and suburban service, sold by Siemens Mobility.