| aerotrain | armoured train |
| baggage car | banker |
| bi-level carriage | boat train |
| bogie | boxcar |
| brake van | buffet car |
| bullet train | cable car |
| caboose | car |
| carriage | chair car |
| club car | coach |
| couchette | day coach/car |
| diesel-electric | diesel-hydraulic |
| diesel locomotive | diesel multiple unit (DMU) |
| dining car | double-header |
| drive-on train | electric train |
| express | flatcar |
| freight car | freight train |
| goods train | goods wagon |
| guard’s van | handcar |
| high-speed train (HST) | hopper |
| hospital train | hovertrain |
| jerkwater train | jigger |
| light engine | luggage van |
| maglev | mail coach |
| mail train | metro |
| Metroliner | milk train |
| monorail | motor coach |
| non-smoker | non-stop |
| observation car | palace car |
| pannier tank | parlor car |
| passenger train | Pullman |
| railbus | railcar |
| restaurant car | saddle tank |
| saloon car | shunter |
| sleeper | sleeping car/ carriage |
| slip carriage | slow train |
| smoker | steam locomotive |
| steam train | stopping train |
| subway train | switcher |
| tank engine | tender |
| traction unit | the tube |
| turbotrain | underground train |
| unit train | wagon-lit |