Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases from the word bank.
1. Rail cars are joined together with ______________ .
2. ________________ is joined using chains and hooks.
3. The yard master asked the worker to ____________ the incoming freight cars.
4. A buckeye couple relies on ______________ to latch cars together.
5. Because the cars were joined by a _____________ they could not be unlatched easily.
1. Rail cars are joined together with ______________ .
2. ________________ is joined using chains and hooks.
3. The yard master asked the worker to ____________ the incoming freight cars.
4. A buckeye couple relies on ______________ to latch cars together.
5. Because the cars were joined by a _____________ they could not be unlatched easily.
举一反三
- Choose the correct word for the definition: a person who works in the yard inspecting train parts and putting together railroad cars A: akeman B: track labore C: welde
- . Can you summarize the features of smart cars? 1. Smart cars can ________ most car accidents. 2. Smart cars can ________the police and provide precise location if stolen. 3. Smart cars can ________ one’s driving and the driving conditions nearby. 4. Smart cars alert the _______ driver. 5. Smart cars can ________ your car precisely and warn of traffic jams.)
- Smaller locomotives transfer the rail cars from the ( ) to a classification yard, where each car is coupled to one of several long distance trains being assermbled there, depending on that car's destination. A: wagons B: sidings C: cars D: goods stations
- 3. These early cars were slow, clumsy, and inefficient.
- A hump yard is a railway yard found at some freight train stations, used to separate railway cars onto one of several tracks.