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Record 1 1990-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Rail Transport
  • Waste Management
CONT

To help solve the problem of finding suitable landfill sites, engineers have developed the so-called "trash train". These are open or covered railroad cars that haul compacted or baled refuse from transfer stations in a metropolitan area to landfill sites in unused quarries, gravel pits, or strip mines miles away.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports ferroviaires spéciaux
  • Gestion des déchets
DEF

Convoi de chemin de fer constitué par un élément automoteur et plusieurs remorques pour le transport de déchets.

CONT

Étonnant tableau renouvelé chaque matin lorsque commence le déchargement du train d'ordures [...]

Spanish

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