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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by cherokee woman What does "articulated" mean in conjunction with trains? (Simple everyday English will suffice for answers, please)? [/quote] Hello, Cherokee Woman! (I envy you, your "forum name" sounds so great!) Besides articulated steam locomotives, there are articulated freight and passenger cars. Those cars are permanently coupled and they share the same truck between them, usually a 2-axle (4-wheel) truck, instead of each having the usual 2 trucks, so they are not easily separated. The double-stack container "well" cars are articulated if I'm not mistaken, each actually consisting of 4-5 cars with a single 4-wheel truck in between them, while the front and the rear end each have their own full 4-wheel truck so they can be coupled with other cars. Spani***algo passenger trains are also articulated (also operating in the state of Washington), and they are so lightweight that they only have one axle (2 wheels) between their cars. French TGVs and many other trains also have articulated cars, while the power units are separate, or at least not articulated to the rest of the train. I hope I made some sense here. [:I] Best regards, Oliver.
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