2006-07-27 03:40:07 · 4 answers · asked by CS 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
The question is not specific. In the USA, Southern Pacific (it will never die) ran two trains called Pacers on the western lines, the Pacer and the Advance-Pacer.
These were "hot shot" trains operating as 1st class regular (in this instance, "regular" means operating on a timetable schedule, as opposed to "extra" or "work extra") trains. But, these Pacers were freight trains.
I recall some passenger trains referred to as Pacers, but, they may derive this name for the manner of the operation of the trains, as opposed to a different mode of rail transportation.
2006-07-27 11:34:28 · answer #1 · answered by Samurai Hoghead 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Pacer is a lightweight diesel railbus used in parts of the UK. They were built for lightly used routes that couldn't justify the cost of anything more substantial - with heavier Sprinters for busier routes - but the Pacers had massive problems on the sharp curves on the rural lines they were ordered for. So they are now found on suburban services in the North of England, South Wales and in the Bristol area with Sprinters on the rural routes
2006-07-27 10:55:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It´s the nickname of several types of diesel railcars in Britain.
PACE is a bus company in the surroundings of Chicago.
2006-07-30 21:34:56 · answer #3 · answered by tgva325 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a diesel passenger train
2006-07-27 10:44:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋