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| has gloss | eng: The Comets are a class of locomotive-hauled railcars that was first designed in the late 1960s by Pullman-Standard as a modern commuter car for North American rail lines. Later, the Comet moniker was adopted by New Jersey Transit for all of its non-powered single level commuter coaches. Additional series of cars bearing the Comet name, based on the original design have since been built by Bombardier Transportation and Alstom. The successful design was adopted by numerous commuter agencies. |
| lexicalization | eng: Comet |
| instance of | (noun) public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" railroad train, train |
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| has gloss | deu: Als Comet-Wagen wird eine Serie von Reisezugwagen für die US-amerikanische Nahverkehrsgesellschaft New Jersey Transit bezeichnet, die auch bei anderen nordamerikanischen Vorort- und Pendlerbahnen zum Einsatz kommen. Sie waren Ende der 1960er Jahre durch Pullman-Standard (der 1867 von George Mortimer Pullman gegründeten Gesellschaft) als moderne Nahverkehrswagen ursprünglich für die Erie Lackawanna Railroad entwickelt worden. |
| lexicalization | deu: Comet |
| Media | |
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| media:img | CometIRidgewood.jpg |
| media:img | Hoboken terminal nj transit.jpg |
| media:img | MTA Metro North 6710 on New Jersey Transit train 1728.jpg |
| media:img | NJT 5166.jpg |
| media:img | NJT ALP-44.jpg |
| media:img | NJT-Comet-2.jpg |
| media:img | Newburyport Rockport train 172.jpg |
| media:img | SeptaTrains at Trenton.JPG |
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