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SPOTTING CAPACITY [2 records]

Record 1 2001-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport
  • Transport of Goods
  • Grain Growing
CONT

In establishing a feasible train operation on a train run, the "spotting capacity" on each primary elevator at each loading point being assigned rail cars must be considered. Spotting capacity is the number of empty cars that can be placed for loading at an elevator without either the empty or subsequently loaded cars interfering with the loading operation at an adjacent facility. Allocating shipping orders in excess of spotting capacity results in a shortfall in a loading plan and a temporary under-supply of grain at an export point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par rail
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Culture des céréales
CONT

Pour bien planifier les mouvements de train, il faut tenir compte de la «capacité des dessertes» à chaque silo de collecte pour tous les points de chargement auxquels sont affectés des wagons. On entend par là le nombre de wagons vides qu'on peut placer en position de chargement à un silo sans que les wagons encore vides ou chargés nuisent au chargement à un autre silo. Si, en répartissant les ordres d'expédition, on affecte à un endroit plus de wagons vides qu'il ne peut en recevoir, il s'ensuit alors une perturbation dans le programme de chargement et un sous-approvisionnement temporaire de grains à un point d'exportation.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
  • Grain Growing
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
CONT

The elevators's spotting capacity, i.e., the elevators ability to receive a given number of rail cars at any one time, limits the number of cars that cars that can be allocated.

CONT

NSG, a processor and shipper of bulk peas, has two active facilities - one at Melfort, Saskatchewan, where there is capacity for 18 grain cars to be delivered at one time, and another at Star City, Saskatchewan, which has the capability to receive 10 grain cars per delivery. NSG also occasionally ships from its non-operational plant at Whittome, Saskatchewan, which has a spotting capacity of 4 cars. At each of these facilities, CN is the sole railway company providing service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Minoterie et céréales
CONT

La capacité de desserte du silo, c'est-à-dire le nombre de wagons que peut accueillir un silo à un moment donné, détermine le nombre de wagons qui peuvent y être affectés.

OBS

Desserte : Voie spéciale qui «dessert» une usine importante, un quai de chargement etc.

Spanish

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