Since the 1980s, which type of train has become the main way to move general freight?
AContainer trains
BPassenger trams
CSteam shuttles
DCable trains
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Container trains
1. Goods trains once used box cars that were loaded and unloaded by hand.
2. Since the 1980s container trains have become the dominant solution for general freight.
3. Trams and cable systems carry passengers or short loads, not general freight.
_Source: Wikipedia, Transport, section Rail_
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