Different types of wagons are used to transport goods by rail. The freight car fleet consists of closed wagons, platforms, semi-open wagons

Different types of wagons are used to transport goods by rail. The freight car fleet consists of closed wagons, platforms, semi-open wagons (semi-open wagons), tanks, isothermal, bunker wagons, dump trucks, ref-wagons and special purpose wagons.

The main technical and economic indicators of wagons: load capacity, weight (mass), coefficient of the tank, the specific volume of the body, the number of wheel axles, the specific area of the floor surface, the pressure of the wheel pair on the rails and the length of one meter. It is characterized by the pressure of gravity falling on it.

The most common types of wagons and their sizes are listed below: Closed wagons are designed to carry a variety of cargo, ensure their integrity and protect them from the elements, and they are properly equipped. The closed car body has sliding doors in the middle on each side and two hatches with metal covers at the top. The cargoes are used for lighting, air exchange, as well as for loading the wagons.

The cargoes are used for lighting, air exchange, as well as for loading the wagons.

Semi-open wagons (semi-open wagons) are the most common of the open type freight wagons and are mainly designed for the mass transportation of bulk and bulk cargoes such as coal, ore, coke, gravel. It is equipped with double doors on both sides for loading. Some wagons are designed without bottom hatches, in which the cargo is quickly unloaded using special wagon overturners.

Hopper (English hopper - bunker). One type of semi-open wagon is the hopper wagon. Designed for transporting bulk and dusty loads (gravel, sand, cement, etc.). Closed hoppers with hatches are also used to protect the load from rain.

The platform is a wagon designed to carry more cars, equipment, and cargo that does not need to be protected from long, rough, heavy rain. Container platforms will not have boards and will be equipped with special locks to secure universal containers. Wooden platforms are equipped with special columns on both sides to prevent the load from moving.

The tank car is used to transport liquid cargo, liquefied gases and powdered materials.

Bunker wagons are similar to closed wagons or closed hoppers in that several containers are placed in a single frame. They are designed to carry special cargo (flour, petroleum bitumen and granular materials).

Dumpcar (English dump - overturn, car - wagon) - a dump truck that overturns. Designed for mechanized overturning of bulky and bulky loads.