Airplanes, Automobiles, Streetcars & Trains Vocabulary

Airmail-  The use of the airplanes to transport mail from one location to another

Automobile- A self-propelled vehicle used on a street or road; may use steam, electricity, gasoline, or another fuel for power.  Automobiles that run on gasoline are most common.

Aviation- The practice of piloting an aircraft

Caboose- The last car on a train, often used by the train crew for eating and sleeping; often painted a bright color

Chassis- The under parts of an automobile, including the frame and the wheels

Depot- A railroad station built to shelter passengers as they get on and off the train or for freight as it is waiting to be loaded or unloaded

Fireman- A man on a steam train who works to keep a fire going by shoveling coal or wood into the firebox.  The fire on a steam train must be kept going to create steam and have enough power to run the train

Freight- Any type of material, other than people, that is carried by some form of transportation

Locomotive- An engine designed to run on rails, used to pull cars that carry passengers or freight

Pilot- The person who flies an airplane

Rolling Stock- All wheeled vehicles that run on tracks or rails (including locomotives, streetcars, freight cars, passenger cars, etc...)

Roundhouse- A curved building used to house and repair locomotives

Steam Engine- An engine that is driven by steam; runs trains, boats, and other machines

Streetcar/Trolley- A car running on tracks; usually runs on electricity or is pulled by a horse

Courtesy of the Warren County Historical Society