railcar

Plural: railcars

Noun

• A car designed to run on railway tracks.
• a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
• A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
• A powered single railway vehicle designed for passenger transport, with a driver's cab in both ends; Not to be confused with motor coach/motorcar, which is a powered railway vehicle capable to haul a train.
• Any unpowered railway vehicle

Examples

• His new word RAILCAR was a long stretch across the Scrabble board.

Synonyms

car, railroad car, railway car, railbus