alleryA train runs on two parallel steel bars. What are these bars called?
ASleepers
BWires
CRails
DPlatforms
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Rails
1. A railway track has two parallel steel bars for the wheels to run on.
2. These bars are called rails.
3. Sleepers are the cross beams that hold the rails, and platforms are for passengers.
_Source: Wikipedia, Transport, section Rail_
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