Non-revenue Cars
- Cabooses (or guard's vans or brakevans) which attach to the rear of freight trains in order to watch the train and assist in shoving moves.
- Clearance car, special car to check for obstructions.
- Handcars, which are powered by their passengers.
- Maintenance of way (MOW) cars, for the maintenance of track and equipment.
- Tower cars used to maintain overhead lines
- Track tester
- Rail car mover—some of which resemble HiRail trucks.
- Railroad cranes
- Road-rail vehicle
- Scale test car
- Office car which contains a mobile office for a train company.
- Crew car aka Outfit Car or a Camp Car, a bunk car or modular home mounted on a flatcar to house railroad employees.
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