An electric train running through town 🚃 It has lots of windows in a row and carries many passengers every day. The diamond-shaped frame on the roof is the pantograph, which picks up electricity from the wire above. Color it in your favorite colors — Japanese trains often have a colored stripe along the side, like the sample.
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How does an electric train run on electricity?
An electric train gets power from the overhead wire (the catenary) through the pantograph on its roof. The electricity turns motors that drive the wheels, so the train makes no smoke as it runs.
How does the driver stop the train?
The driver moves a brake handle in the cab. Trains are very heavy and their steel wheels grip the rails less than rubber tires grip a road, so at full speed a train can need several hundred meters to stop.
Why are there two rails?
A train has steel wheels instead of rubber tires. Each wheel has a lip on the inside edge (a flange) that hooks just inside the rail, so the two rails hold the train up and guide it along the track without any steering.
