• train ~ a general term for all types of trains. Also, a train is made up of train cars.
• subway ~ a train that runs underground. In British English, the underground.
• monorail ~ an elevated train that runs on a single rail. Mono means “one.”
• freight train ~ a train that carries goods. A train car that is closed and carries freight is called a boxcar.

This is where we get idioms such as one-track mind and off the rails.

Some railways also have different kinds of entertainment cars, such as observation cars. Observation cars often have large windows and even windows on the ceiling, so passengers can enjoy the scenery along the trip.

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