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marshalling yard [1 record]

Record 1 2022-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Stations
  • Shunting Operations (Railroads)
DEF

A system of [non-main] tracks within defined limits provided for making up trains, storing cars, and other purposes, over which movements not authorized by timetable or by train order may be made, subject to prescribed signals and rules, or special instructions.

OBS

classification yard: term standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB).

Key term(s)
  • marshaling yard

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gares ferroviaires
  • Triage (Chemins de fer)
DEF

[Ensemble] de voies [non principales utilisées] pour la formation de trains, le garage de véhicules, etc., sur lequel peuvent être effectués des mouvements non autorisés par l'indicateur ou par ordre de marche, sous réserve des signaux et des règles en vigueur ou d'instructions spéciales.

OBS

gare de triage : terme normalisé par l'Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones de ferrocarril
  • Cambio de vías (Ferrocarriles)
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