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For broader coverage of this topic, see Rail transport.In rail transport, a train is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight. The word train comes from the Old French trahiner, derived from the Latin trahere meaning to pull, to draw. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives, though some are self-propelled, such as multiple units.