A wagon is a car that moves along the rails of a railroad.
A wagon is a car or carriage that moves along the rails of a railroad . The concept derives from the English term wagon .
For example: “The air conditioning system of this car broke and it is very hot” , “The dining car is full of people” , “This tourist train has one locomotive and four cars” .
It should be noted that the wagons must be hauled by a locomotive or another type of vehicle, because they do not have the elements to move autonomously.
Wagon types
There are different types of wagons. Passenger carriages are those equipped for the transportation of people. That is why they have seats, windows with curtains and other amenities. It is important to keep in mind, however, that not all passenger carriages are the same since there are several categories. There are carriages with cabins and beds, to name one example.
Among freight cars , it is possible to differentiate those that are open from those that have a roof (that is, closed cars ). The former are usually used to transport coal, wood, metals and other materials , while the latter can transport food and other cargo that can be damaged if exposed to the open air.
Livestock are transported in cage cars ; gases and fluids, in tank cars . Platform cars , for their part, allow carrying large containers.
If the substance being transported requires refrigeration, it is possible to use a refrigerated wagon . These are closed cars that use different systems to keep the temperature at low levels.
The hopper car has the peculiarity of existing in two versions: open or closed. The open hopper is used to transport the following bulk materials: minerals; the ballast used to maintain railway infrastructure; coal destined for power plants; stone that will be used for construction works. On the other hand, this type of wagon is also used to supply the metallurgical industry with coke and coal. The closed one, on the other hand, transports products such as food, cement or salt, which cannot be exposed to inclement weather.
A passenger car is designed to transport people.
The Izaak Walton Hotel
The Izaak Walton hotel , in the Essex community of the American state of Montana , has made use of a series of abandoned carriages from the time of World War II to convert them into impressive rooms that attract thousands of tourists and lovers of the railway world each year. . The first of the cars belonged to a train that often passed through the area to collect coal for the boilers ; Evidently, on one of the trips, which took place shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 , it detached itself from the rest of the machine and remained there.
The remodeling that the Walton Hotel carried out on this and the other carriages is worthy of recognition, since on the outside they look like new and on the inside it is difficult to understand that they are parts of such old trains . Far from the appearance and the few amenities that they had in their original version, they are currently luxury rooms, with a fully equipped bathroom and kitchen and divisions to accommodate up to six people.
The style of the floors and walls is rustic, with wood finishes that give the feeling of being in an authentic vacation cabin; Furthermore, since Montana is covered in snow in winter, there is no shortage of fireplaces. All this, added to the intimacy that comes with the fact that the carriages are not directly connected to each other or to the main hotel building, make the experience very particular and relaxing.