What is a Z freight train?

On CSX a Z train is a foreign line 'trackage rights' move. All moves on CSX Main Tracks must be made with a train identification that is recognized by the CADS (Computer Aided Dispatching System). CADS tracks the Z trains in miles operated and the loading of the train is also an element that CADS requires.



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Generally, Z-series trains are overnight, all-sleeper trains that have travel time of around 10–14 hours, with an average speed of around 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph), and top speed up to 162 kilometres per hour (101 mph).

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The “Z” train is a rush hours only variation of the J-train, it is “not really” a separate subway line, but simply a way to distinguish which trains stop at or skip certain stops durign the rush hours.

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Scale is the size ratio between a real train car and a model, measured from end to end. If you're using a 1:160 scale, that means it would take 160 model trains lined up from end to end to equal the length of a real train car of that type. Since N scale is 1:160 and Z scale is 1:220, N scale is the larger of the two.

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Z-Train—Direct Express Z-Trains are also known as Zhida trains, and are the most popular among the three. They are all non-stop trains and most are overnight and equipped with sleepers (hard/soft/deluxe). Soft seats are provided in certain T-Trains. Z-Trains run at a maximum speed of 160 km/h.

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The G operates at all times between Court Square in Long Island City, Queens, and Church Avenue in Kensington, Brooklyn. It is the only non-shuttle service in the system that does not run within the borough of Manhattan.

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