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Type of trucking vehicle
A road train, also known as a land train or long combination vehicle (LCV), is a semi-trailer truck used to move road freight more efficiently than single-trailer
Road_train
Fleet of luxury passenger trains originating in Chicago, Illinois
fleet of named passenger trains operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (also known as the Milwaukee Road) between Chicago and various
Hiawatha (Milwaukee Road trains)
Hiawatha_(Milwaukee_Road_trains)
Trailer connection device
gooseneck type drawbar of another similar dolly and form a road train. The last dolly in a road train needs its own rear lights, brakes remotely controlled
Dolly_(trailer)
Seasonal train in New York
named train operated by the Long Island Rail Road between Penn Station in New York City and Montauk on the east end of Long Island, New York. The train operates
Cannonball_(LIRR_train)
Passenger transportation vehicle
A trackless train — or tram (U.S. English), road train, land train, or parking lot train is a road-going articulated vehicle used for the transport of
Trackless_train
Australian horror film
Road Train, known as Road Kill in the United States, is a 2010 Australian horror film directed by Dean Francis and written by Clive Hopkins. It stars
Road_Kill_(2010_film)
Type of oversized semi-trailer truck that could travel over most terrain
longest off-road vehicle. Road trains are in use in certain roles today, but the US Army examples and a few derivatives appear to be the only off-road examples
Overland_train
Defunct Milwaukee commuter train
commuter rail train operated by the Milwaukee Road from Watertown to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, until 1972. It was the last commuter train to serve
Cannonball (Milwaukee Road train)
Cannonball_(Milwaukee_Road_train)
Series of connected rail vehicles
America. Terms include: Train (Britain): a light locomotive, self-propelled rail vehicle or road–rail vehicle in rail mode. Train (United States): a connected
Train
Land route
A road is a thoroughfare from one place to another, primarily used for movement of traffic. Many roads are paved. The words "road" and "street" are commonly
Road
Intersection where a road crosses a railway at the same level
grade crossing/railroad crossing (chiefly American), road through railroad, criss-cross, train crossing, and RXR. There are more than 100,000 level crossings
Level_crossing
Filipino experimental transit unit
The Hybrid Electric Road Train (HERT) is a hybrid trackless train developed by the Department of Science and Technology of the Philippines for public
DOST Hybrid Electric Road Train
DOST_Hybrid_Electric_Road_Train
Hierarchy in road traffic
{{{annotations}}} {{{annotations}}} A road hierarchy is a system for categorizing roads. Road networks worldwide are typically organized according to
Road_hierarchy
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places that has been surfaced or otherwise improved to allow travel by foot or some form of
Types_of_road
Road surface of macadam, tar and sand
Tarmacadam (a portmanteau of "tar" and "macadam") or tarmac is a road surfacing material made by combining tar and macadam (crushed stone and sand), patented
Tarmacadam
American passenger train
Seattle/Tacoma, Washington. The westbound train was Milwaukee Road train #17, and the eastbound train was train #18. It was launched on Monday, May 29,
Columbian (Milwaukee Road train)
Columbian_(Milwaukee_Road_train)
Topics referred to by the same term
Massachusetts A B-Train or B-double, a road freight transport larger than a semi-trailer but not as long as a road train B Line (Los Angeles Metro), a rapid
B_Train
Former passenger train
The Arrow was a passenger train operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (the "Milwaukee Road") between Chicago, Illinois and
Arrow_(Milwaukee_Road_train)
Railway station in Manchester, England
by rotation) running an Oxford Road – London Road service, the LNWR took strenuous measures to discourage it. Every train of the service was flagged down
Manchester Oxford Road railway station
Manchester_Oxford_Road_railway_station
Road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade
more roads converge, diverge, meet or cross at the same height, as opposed to an interchange, which uses bridges or tunnels to separate different roads. Major
Intersection_(road)
Tourist circuit in India
desert landscapes of Rajasthan state). The trip can be undertaken by road, train or plane. The Golden Triangle is now a well-traveled route, providing
Golden_Triangle_(India)
Motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads
Firefighting water tender Vacuum Oil Company truck, Sydney, 1937 B double tanker Road train Transport portal Bowser (tanker) Dodge Airflow truck Pipeline and Hazardous
Tank_truck
The Fast Mail was a train service operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (the "Milwaukee Road") on an overnight schedule between
Fast Mail (Milwaukee Road train)
Fast_Mail_(Milwaukee_Road_train)
The length of a train may be measured in number of wagons (commonly used for bulk commodities such as coal and iron ore) or in metres for general freight
Longest_trains
Type of unpaved road surfaced with gravel
A gravel road is a type of unpaved road surfaced with gravel that has been brought to the site from a quarry or stream bed. Gravel roads are common in
Gravel_road
High-capacity urban road
An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below highways on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed
Arterial_road
Roadway for which a fee (or toll) is assessed for passage
A toll road, also known as a tollway, or (mainly in the US) a turnpike or pike, is a public or private road for which a fee (or toll) is assessed for passage
Toll_road
Roadbed made of logs perpendicular to the direction travel
A corduroy road or log road is a type of road or timber trackway made by placing logs, perpendicular to the direction of the road over a low or swampy
Corduroy_road
Unpaved road made from the land's native material
A dirt road or dirt track is a type of unpaved road not paved with asphalt, concrete, brick, or stone; made from the native material of the land surface
Dirt_road
Type of road encircling a settlement
ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling
Ring_road
Transport vehicle for combat zones
ordered six armored road trains for use in South Africa; in December 1901 four armored road trains were delivered after testing. Each train was pulled by a
Armoured_personnel_carrier
Routing of a railroad track directly on public streets
A street-running train is a train that runs on a track built on public streets. The rails are embedded in the roadway, and the train shares the street
Street_running_train
Railway service in Auckland, New Zealand
The Western Line in Auckland, New Zealand, is the name given to suburban train services that operate between Waitematā and Swanson via Newmarket. Services
Western_Line_(Auckland)
Roorkee were founded, to train and employ local surveyors, engineers and overseers, to perform the work, and to maintain the roads. This programme resulted
Roads_in_India
Directionality of traffic flow by jurisdiction
the handedness of the roads; but many of the countries that switched road traffic from LHT to RHT did not switch their trains. Boat traffic on bodies
Left-_and_right-hand_traffic
The Marquette was a passenger train operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("Milwaukee Road") between Chicago and Mason City
Marquette (Milwaukee Road train)
Marquette_(Milwaukee_Road_train)
Highway designed for high-speed, regulated traffic flow
provided at interchanges by slip roads (ramps), which allow for speed changes between the highway and arterials and collector roads. On the controlled-access
Controlled-access_highway
westbound train (to Kansas City) was Milwaukee Road train No. 25, and the eastbound train (to Chicago) was train No. 26. For much of the train's history
Southwest Limited (Milwaukee Road train)
Southwest_Limited_(Milwaukee_Road_train)
Road building method by John Loudon McAdam
lies in his advocacy of effective road maintenance and management. He advocated a central road authority with trained professional officials who could
Macadam
Type of road
road is a type of road whose surface has not been sealed with a pavement treatment, such as concrete or bitumen. An unpaved road can be a dirt road,
Unpaved_road
Road covered with durable surface material
A road surface (British English) or pavement (North American English) is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular
Road_surface
Former National Rail station in London, England
Angel Road was a railway station in Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield, north London, on the Lea Valley line that forms part of the West Anglia
Angel_Road_railway_station
Census town in Rajasthan, India
Sojat Road is a census town in Sojat tehsil of Pali district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Sojat Road train station is located on Ajmer-Marwar Junction
Sojat_Road
Railway line in Shanghai using magnetic levitation train
78). A Shanghai Maglev at Longyang Road station Speed indicator shown in each car Shanghai Maglev speed The train set model (Transrapid SMT) was built
Shanghai_maglev_train
Topics referred to by the same term
efficiently Trackless train, a road-going articulated vehicle Wagon train, a group of wagons traveling together, especially the American West Train (unidentified
Train_(disambiguation)
Transport
usually also bicycles and other types of road vehicles, for a relatively short distance. Car shuttle trains usually operate on lines passing through a
Car_shuttle_train
Train station in Auckland, New Zealand
Sturges Road railway station in Henderson is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. It has a park and ride facility available. The station
Sturges_Road_railway_station
Roads connecting streets to arterial roads
A collector road or distributor road is a low-to-moderate-capacity road which serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads. Unlike arterials
Collector_road
Truck designed to tow semi-trailers
vehicle Artillery tractor Ballast tractor Cab over Gladhand connector Road train Mechanical Horse Semi-trailer truck Terminal tractor Toter Tractor Truck
Tractor_unit
safe platooning of road vehicles, a transportation concept in which several vehicles are electronically linked together in a "road train", with only the
Safe Road Trains for the Environment
Safe_Road_Trains_for_the_Environment
Road junction that uses grade separation
In the field of road transport, an interchange (American English) or a grade-separated junction (British English) is a road junction that uses grade separations
Interchange_(road)
Any kind of device or material used on a road surface to convey official information
Road surface marking is any kind of device or material that is used on a road surface in order to convey official information; they are commonly placed
Road_surface_marking
Type of road
A frontage road (also known as an access road, outer road, service road, feeder road, or parallel road) is a local road running parallel to a higher-speed
Frontage_road
Minor highway typically leading off a main road
A side road is a minor highway typically leading off a main road. A side road may be so minor as to be uncategorized with a road number. In an urban area
Side_road
1950 accident on the Long Island Rail Road
The Kew Gardens train crash (also known as the Richmond Hill disaster) was a collision between two trains on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, which
Kew_Gardens_train_crash
Roads in Italy are an important mode of transport in Italy. The classification of roads of Italy is regulated by the Italian traffic code, both from a
Roads_in_Italy
Retroreflective safety device used in road marking
A cat's eye, or road stud, is a retroreflective safety device used in road marking and was the first of a range of raised pavement markers. The cat's eye
Cat's_eye_(road)
Australian bush mechanic and inventor (1915–2002)
bush mechanic and inventor who developed the world's first commercial road train. He was also an aviator, fencing contractor, labourer, mailman and miner
Kurt_Johannsen
Public road or other public way on land
term is any public or private road or other public way on land, including not just major roads but also other public roads and rights of way. In the United
Highway
T-junctions) (used in Queensland) (R4-Q05) Road Train Speed Limit (used in Queensland) (R4-Q06) End of Road Train Speed Limit (used in Queensland) (R4-Q07)
Road_signs_in_Australia
Type of major road, usually connecting major settlements
Trunk roads are planned and managed at the national level, distinguishing them from non-trunk roads which are managed by local authorities. Trunk roads are
Trunk_road
Vegetative strip beside a roadway
A road verge is a strip of groundcover consisting of grass or garden plants, and sometimes also shrubs and trees, located between a roadway and a sidewalk
Road_verge
Train used to fight fires
A fire train is a train that is designed to fight fires. Because in many areas along railroads, road access is limited or unavailable, railroads maintain
Fire_train
French military engineer
kept on inventory from 425 to 17. Colonel Renard invented the Renard Road Train first developed by Darracq and displayed by them in 1903 later developed
Charles_Renard
Commuter rail system on Long Island, New York
combines the circular MTA logo with the text Long Island Rail Road, and appears on the sides of trains. The LIRR is one of two commuter rail systems owned by
Long_Island_Rail_Road
Road bearing more than one route number
In a road network, a concurrency is an instance of one physical roadway bearing two or more different route numbers. The practice is often economically
Concurrency_(road)
Train station in Auckland, New Zealand
by a level crossing. 1907: Between 1907 and 1 June 1915, trains would halt at Avondale Road (modern-day Asquith Ave), close to the modern-day railway
Baldwin Avenue railway station
Baldwin_Avenue_railway_station
Type of rural road
A back road is a secondary type of road usually found in rural areas. A country lane is a narrow road in the countryside. Back roads tend to have narrow
Back_road
Street with only one way in and out
a no-outlet road, a no-exit road or a no through road, is a street with only one combined inlet and outlet. Dead ends are added to roads in urban planning
Dead-end_street
Union Pacific passenger train
October 1955, and on the Milwaukee Road thereafter. The train had number 103 westbound and number 104 eastbound. This train was the top-of-the-line for UP
City_of_Los_Angeles_(train)
Type of road junction
for all parties, at least when the comparably low rate of train collisions compared to road deaths is not taken into account. With roadway junctions in
Grade_separation
Metro line in Bengaluru, India
India. Purple train is currently operating with 33 train sets with 6 coaches each. Titagarh will provide 15 train sets out of 21 train sets new order
Purple_Line_(Namma_Metro)
Roads that were closed or never used
An unused roadway or ramp may often be referred to as an abandoned road, ghost road, highway to nowhere, stub ramp, ghost ramp, ski jump, stub street,
Unused_highway
1979 studio album by Blackfoot
"Highway Song", which reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Train, Train", which reached number 38. ^The original album version of "Highway Song"
Strikes_(album)
Military railway train
countries have discontinued their use since road vehicles became much more powerful and offered more flexibility, train tracks proved too vulnerable to sabotage
Armoured_train
Train in India
Tirupati–Srikakulam Road Humsafar Express is a Superfast Express train, which belongs to South Central Railway zone that runs between Tirupati and Srikakulam Road of Andhra
Tirupati–Srikakulam Road Humsafar Express
Tirupati–Srikakulam_Road_Humsafar_Express
Methods and measures for reducing the risk of death and injury on roads
Road traffic safety refers to the methods and measures, such as traffic calming, to prevent road users from being killed or seriously injured. Typical
Road_safety
Cancelled elevated railway and highway project in Bangkok, Thailand
The Bangkok Elevated Road and Train System (BERTS, Thai: โครงการระบบการขนส่งทางรถไฟยกระดับในกรุงเทพมหานคร), commonly known as the Hopewell Project (Thai:
Bangkok Elevated Road and Train System
Bangkok_Elevated_Road_and_Train_System
Road hazard caused by buildup of dirt and waste
a passenger train carrying German and American tourists from Chicago, Illinois to Hoboken, New Jersey struck debris washed into a road crossing and derailed
Road_debris
Reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided roadways
middelmannetjie, which originally referred to the hump between wheel ruts on a dust road). Neutral section and central nature strip[citation needed] are coinages
Median_strip
Group of wagons traveling together
A wagon train is a group of wagons traveling together. Before the extensive use of military vehicles, baggage trains followed an army with supplies and
Wagon_train
Transportation planning technique
A road diet (also called a lane reduction, road rechannelization or road conversion) is a technique in transportation planning whereby the number and/or
Road_diet
Video game series
A-Train (A列車で行こう, Ē Ressha de Ikō; lit. Take the A-Train) is a series of business simulation video games developed and published by Japanese game developer
A-Train
Roads in Portugal are defined by the Plano Rodoviário Nacional (PRN, English: National Road Plan), which describes the existing and planned network of
Roads_in_Portugal
Type of road for forestry
Forest roads or forest tracks are roads or tracks intended to carry motorised vehicles or horse-drawn wagons being used mainly or exclusively for forestry
Forest_road
Reserve lane by the verge of a roadway
English) is an emergency stopping lane by the verge on the outer side of a road or motorway. Many wider freeways, or expressways elsewhere have shoulders
Shoulder_(road)
Road in Queensland, Australia
of Transport and Main Roads ©State of Queensland [CC BY 4.0]. 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2022. "Rockhampton Road Network - Road Train Access". Department of
Rockhampton–Yeppoon_Road
Train that runs between two points over a short route
A shuttle train is a train that runs back and forth over a short route. Shuttle trains are used in various ways in different parts of the world. They can
Shuttle_train
Station in Dublin, Ireland
Lansdowne Road railway station (Irish: Stáisiún Bhóthar Lansdúin) is a railway station in Dublin, Ireland. The station serves the Ballsbridge, Irishtown
Lansdowne Road railway station
Lansdowne_Road_railway_station
Defunct train station in New Zealand
that the train stop at the school. The college had several reasons for asking that the trains should stop there. "The traffic in Mt Eden Road had become
Boston_Road_railway_station
Railway line in Mumbai, India
The Vasai Road–Roha line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is a public transit system. It connects the northern suburbs of Mumbai with Navi Mumbai and Roha
Vasai_Road–Roha_line
Administrative corps of the Australian Army
operations include Heavy Road Transport, including Oversize/Overmass Transport and Road Train Operations. The army reserve road transport units are regional
Royal Australian Corps of Transport
Royal_Australian_Corps_of_Transport
Road composed of wooden planks or puncheon logs
A plank road is a road composed of wooden planks or puncheon logs, as an efficient technology for traversing soft, marshy, or otherwise difficult ground
Plank_road
Type of road in some U.S. states
States, a farm-to-market road or ranch-to-market road (sometimes farm road or ranch road for short) is a state highway or county road that connects rural or
Farm-to-market_road
Type of highway
A limited-access road, known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, partial controlled-access highway, and expressway, is a highway
Limited-access_road
Location where two or more roads meet
A road junction is a type of junction where two or more roads meet. Roads are a means of transport, historically linking locations such as towns, forts
Road_junction
Group of vehicles travelling separately but following another
peaked at almost 1,400 in 2020. Train Autonomous car Drafting (aerodynamics) Green wave Peloton Road train Safe Road Trains for the Environment Smart highway
Platoon_(automobile)
1950 accident on the Long Island Rail Road
On February 17, 1950, two Long Island Rail Road trains collided on the Montauk Branch just west of Rockville Centre station in Rockville Centre, New York
Rockville_Centre_train_crash
List of roads or other routes with the same name
Roads in China may refer to: Expressways of China China National Highways Other streets and roads in China History of transport in China Media related
Roads_in_China
County road in Nassau County, New York, US
Shelter Rock Road. On March 14, 1982, a Long Island Rail Road passenger train struck a van with 10 teenagers inside at the former Herricks Road grade crossing
County Route 8 (Nassau County, New York)
County_Route_8_(Nassau_County,_New_York)
ROAD TRAIN
ROAD TRAIN
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from an Old English byname, Red, READ means "red-headed or ruddy-complexioned."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English re(a)d ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, from an unattested Old English rīed, r̄d ‘woodland clearing’.English : Read in Lancashire, the name of which is a contracted form of Old English rǣghēafod, from rǣge ‘female roe deer’, ‘she-goat’ + hēafod ‘head(land)’; Rede in Suffolk, so called from Old English hrēod ‘reeds’; or Reed in Hertfordshire, so called from an Old English ryhð ‘brushwood’.English : A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Hróaldr, ROALD means "famous ruler."
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi
Road
Boy/Male
English
From the rowan tree.
Boy/Male
Danish, German, Norse, Swedish
Fighter of Praise; Famous Ruler
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : from Middle English cÅde ‘cobbler’s wax’, probably applied as an occupational nickname for a cobbler’s assistant. Alternatively, it may be a topographic name from Old Cornish cuit ‘wood’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a stout or fat person, from Middle English brode.English : from the Old English personal name BrÄda (from brÄd ‘broad’).
Boy/Male
African, Australian, Danish, Finnish, Swedish
Road
Boy/Male
Norse
Fighter of praise.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Hróarr, ROAR means "famous spear."
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant spelling of Rowan.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Rouen in Normandy. In Scotland the name is also derived in part from any of several places named Roan in the Borders and Strathclyde. There was also a medieval female personal name Roana, which may have given rise to some examples of the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rhodes.German : variant of Rode 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a heath, from Middle English hÅth ‘heath’, Old English hÄð, a byform of hǣð (see Heath). This form was restricted in the Middle Ages to southeastern England, and the surname is still largely confined to Kent and Sussex. In some cases it may be a habitational name from the village of Hoath in Kent, which is named with this word.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Tree of Good Scent
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Rhode.
Boy/Male
German Scandinavian Swedish
Famous leader.
Boy/Male
English
Red haired.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Rhodes.
Boy/Male
English German
Famous ruler.
ROAD TRAIN
ROAD TRAIN
Surname or Lastname
English (Berkshire)
English (Berkshire) : topographic name for someone who lived on a flat, a patch of level or low-lying ground (see Flatt).
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Lord Krishna
Female
Hungarian
Pet form of Hungarian Gizella, GIZI means "pledge, hostage, noble offspring."
Girl/Female
American, Danish, German, Greek, Gujarati, Indian, Japanese, Kannada, Latin, Parsi, Russian, Swedish
The Sun
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Greek, Irish, Latin
Noble Woman; Noble; Patrician
Girl/Female
Norse
An omniscient goddess.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a servant of the Knights Templar (see Temple).
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Greek Nachor (Hebrew Nachowr), NAHOR means "snoring" or "snorting." In the bible, this is the name of the son of Terah and brother of Abraham. Compare with another form of Nahor.
Girl/Female
Biblical
It is a wall, the company of a lioness.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Whittle, found mainly in the Welsh Marches and West Midlands.
ROAD TRAIN
ROAD TRAIN
ROAD TRAIN
ROAD TRAIN
ROAD TRAIN
n.
See Woad.
superl.
Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor.
a.
Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves.
v. t.
To interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle.
n.
The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar.
superl.
Plain; evident; as, a broad hint.
imp. & p. p.
of Read
n.
A loud, continuous, and confused sound; as, the roar of a cannon, of the wind, or the waves; the roar of ocean.
superl.
Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad.
v. t.
To go over, as characters or words, and utter aloud, or recite to one's self inaudibly; to take in the sense of, as of language, by interpreting the characters with which it is expressed; to peruse; as, to read a discourse; to read the letters of an alphabet; to read figures; to read the notes of music, or to read music; to read a book.
n.
The color of a roan horse; a roan color.
v. t.
To adulterate or drug; as, to load wine.
n.
A roan horse.
v. i.
To study by reading; as, he read for the bar.
n.
A place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore; a roadstead; -- often in the plural; as, Hampton Roads.
superl.
Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent.
a.
Made of the leather called roan; as, roan binding.