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open-top hopper car [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-06-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rolling Stock (Railroads)
- Freight Service (Rail Transport)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- open-top hopper car
1, record 1, English, open%2Dtop%20hopper%20car
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Designated by code letter "H" for data input or field reporting. 1, record 1, English, - open%2Dtop%20hopper%20car
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An open-top car designed to carry a wide variety of minerals for bottom or side unloading by gravity through cross or longitudinal hoppers. 1, record 1, English, - open%2Dtop%20hopper%20car
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
For practical purposes, the term "hopper car", when not preceded by the word "covered", indicates specifically an open-top hopper car. 1, record 1, English, - open%2Dtop%20hopper%20car
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
- Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- wagon-trémie découvert
1, record 1, French, wagon%2Dtr%C3%A9mie%20d%C3%A9couvert
correct, see observation, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Désigné par la lettre"H" aux fins de l'enregistrement des données wagons ou de l'établissement des rapports externes. 1, record 1, French, - wagon%2Dtr%C3%A9mie%20d%C3%A9couvert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wagon découvert conçu pour le transport de céréales ou d'une grande variété de minerais dont le déchargement s'effectue par gravité entre les voies ou sur le côté au moyen de trémies transversales ou longitudinales. 1, record 1, French, - wagon%2Dtr%C3%A9mie%20d%C3%A9couvert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dans la pratique, le terme "hopper car" désigne expressément un wagon-trémie découvert. Lorsqu'il s'agit d'un wagon-trémie couvert, on parle de "covered hopper car". 1, record 1, French, - wagon%2Dtr%C3%A9mie%20d%C3%A9couvert
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
"wagon-trémie découvert" est uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée. 2, record 1, French, - wagon%2Dtr%C3%A9mie%20d%C3%A9couvert
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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