All aboard! Here is our trains section where you will find stencils. Trace to your child's wall to add a beautiful full color mural!
Did you know:
Trains usually have four braking systems available, with one propulsion system. That is because it is much harder to stop than to get moving. If the retarding effort available could be transformed into propulsive force, there is enough to put that train into orbit.
An empty car will stop in 1/3 the distance of a load.
An average freight train weighs between 10,000 and 12,000 or more tons, with “unit” trains moving one commodity, such as coal or grain, tipping the scale around 16,000 tons. These figures do not include the weight of each locomotive, at around 200 tons each.
Even in full emergency, it can take a train a mile or more to stop. This means if the engineer can see you, it is already too late to stop for you.
A single locomotive puts out enough electrical power to power your neighborhood (probably the adjoining one was well).
Railroads operated responsibly are much more eco-friendly than other forms of transportation, but as an additional plus, the roadbed needs much, much less room than a four lane highway, for fewer scars on the landscape.
Locomotives don’t always pull cars around. They shove them around, too. And under some circumstances, the cars are allowed to roll freely on their own. So, a freight car can sneak up on you without you ever hearing it.
When the crossing gates begin to lower and the lights flash, you have no more than 15 seconds to get out of the way. IF they are working at all. They are not fail-safe, though most folks believe they are. Never trust them. You can, however, trust your ears and eyes. Use them.
Locomotive whistles can get clogged and fail in snowy weather. Don’t count on hearing one in a snow storm.
Where locomotive wheels make contact with the rail the total area is not much larger than a silver dollar.
