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GENERAL SERVICE CAR [5 records]

Record 1 2019-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
CONT

The train was composed of 5 head-end locomotives, a special-purpose caboose equipped to remotely control the locomotives, 1 loaded boxcar used as a buffer car, and 72 US Department of Transportation(DOT) Specification 111 general service tank cars(DOT-111) …

Key term(s)
  • specialised caboose

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Road Transport
OBS

The group and sub-group codes used by the Public Service Commission for this position title are: GL (general labour and trades) - MDO (machine driving - operating).

OBS

Under the general supervision of the Mail and Messenger Service Supervisor, operates a passenger car to provide a pick up and delivery service for the Records Section of the Department of Public Works; arranges for the servicing and maintenance of the vehicle and performs other related duties.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Transport routier
OBS

Les codes du groupe et du sous-groupe utilisés par la Commission de la Fonction publique pour ce titre de poste sont : GL (manœuvres et hommes de métier) - MDO (conduite de machines - actionnement).

Key term(s)
  • chauffeuse - section des dossiers

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport Operations
  • Pricing (Rail Transport)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
OBS

At CP Rail, a system department set up mainly(a) to establish the data input requirements for CP Rail' s computerized Car Management, Freight Revenue and General Information systems;(b) to provide regional and field personnel with guidance in error correction;(c) to direct the development and implementation of clerical methods and procedures carried out in Customer Service Centres, satellite offices and yard offices. This department is also responsible for the ordering and allocation of data entry equipment.

OBS

Term officialized by par Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Tarification (Transport par rail)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
OBS

A CP Rail, service réseau créé notamment aux fins suivantes: (a) établir des règles pour l'introduction des données destinées aux systèmes automatisés de la gestion des wagons, des recettes marchandises et aux systèmes informatiques généraux; (b) fournir au personnel des bureaux régionaux et locaux des directives sur la correction des erreurs; (c) élaborer et mettre en application des méthodes de bureau pour les Centres Service-Client, les bureaux satellites et les bureaux de triage. Ce service est également responsable de la commande et de la répartition du matériel d'introduction des données.

OBS

Terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport Operations
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

A car carrying less-than-carload shipments consolidated by forwarders and having the same general destination, so as to allow the forwarders to take advantage of carload rates or service.

DEF

A car in a group of cars made jointly available by several railways to the automotive, paper industries, etc. The pool car is always an assigned car but the reverse is not necessarily true.

OBS

The term is officially approved by CN and CP.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
OBS

Les termes wagon de groupage et wagon de pool sont uniformisés par CN et CP.

CONT

Les marchandises sont groupées et acheminées par wagons de groupage (pool car) vers un centre de dégroupage proche de leur destination pour être dégroupées et livrées à leurs destinataires respectifs; D, E et F.

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
OBS

(Tel. News) service policy booklet voir booklet long service pay-voir pay general service garage-voir garage car attendant service-voir attendant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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