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A rail car can be:
  • Railcar
    Railcar
    A railcar, in British English and Australian English, is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers. The term "railcar" is usually used in reference to a train consisting of a single coach , with a driver's cab at one or both ends. Some railways, e.g., the Great Western...

    , a type of self-propelled passenger-carrying railway vehicle.
  • Railroad car
    Railroad car
    A railroad car or railway vehicle , also known as a bogie in Indian English, is a vehicle on a rail transport system that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. Cars can be coupled together into a train and hauled by one or more locomotives...

    , another type of railway vehicle, pulled by a locomotive.