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.
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 lower part is called 'lumbar' as the upper part is called 'thoracic'.
The last part of a train is a caboose.
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'.
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Back on the Train was created in 2000.