This freight train claims to be the longest ever. Heres how long
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A government-run company in South Africa says that it has sent the longest freight train ever on a test run. The train was 7. 6 kilometers (4. 7 miles) long and consisted of 696 freight wagons, according to Transnet, the state-run transport and logistics company. It required electric and diesel locomotives to be positioned throughout the train to power it. The train completed an 860-kilometer (534-mile) journey from Saldanha Bay on South Africa's west coast to...
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