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Railroads in Iowa

Terms in this set (12)

transportation
The process by which people or goods are moved or delivered from one place to another. (Ex. By boat, car, plane, trains,...)
depot
a railroad or bus station
settlement
a small community of people living in a new place
rail line
railroad track
commodities
goods or products before they are processed and/or given a brand name, such as a product of agriculture
Pullman car
This is a type of train car that has beds for passengers to sleep on
freight
Goods carried from place to place, as by plane, boat, truck, or train.
standard time
A system adopted in 1918 that divided the US into four time zones. Given to us because of the Railroad system.
intermodal transportation
combining two or more modes of transportation
viaduct
A bridge that carries a road or railroad over a valley
Kate Shelley
saved a passenger train from falling into a river
abandoned
left behind, or left without care
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