It used to be a car for brakemen and conductors called a caboose or waycar modern freight trains have a Flashing Rear-End Device "FRED",placed on the rear coupler of a train to monitor air-brake system integrity and air pressure. Also known as an end-of-train (EOT) device.
Each part of a train is called a car.
caboose
The engine. The driver is called the engineer.
An engine heads a trains, with cars behind it, and the caboose the last car. NOTE: If a train is heavy with freight, it may have several engine 'cars' pulling it, AND even pushing it from the back. NOTE: There are several types of train "cars".
It used to be a car for brakemen and conductors called a caboose or waycar modern freight trains have a Flashing Rear-End Device "FRED",placed on the rear coupler of a train to monitor air-brake system integrity and air pressure. Also known as an end-of-train (EOT) device.
Pertaining to the back part is called the posterior.
Pertaining to the back part is called the posterior.
If it's a powered locomotive, then a locomotive. If it's a car with a cab to control the train, then a cab-car. If it's a train powered by itself, called a Multiple Unit (MU) with the engine part of the train, the front is called, well, the head end.
The last part of a train is a caboose.
The lower part is called 'lumbar' as the upper part is called 'thoracic'.
Back on the Train was created in 2000.
The " front "or forward part of a ship is called the bow the "back" or aft part of a ship is called the sternThe front of a ship is called the 'bow' or the 'prow'. The back of a ship is called the 'stern'.