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GRAIN SPOTTING [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rail Transport
- Transport of Goods
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- loading point
1, record 1, English, loading%20point
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rail loading point 2, record 1, English, rail%20loading%20point
NATO
- RLP 2, record 1, English, RLP
NATO
- RLP 2, record 1, English, RLP
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, English, - loading%20point
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transport par rail
- Transport de marchandises
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- point de chargement
1, record 1, French, point%20de%20chargement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- point de chargement ferroviaire 2, record 1, French, point%20de%20chargement%20ferroviaire
masculine noun, NATO
- RLP 2, record 1, French, RLP
masculine noun, NATO
- RLP 2, record 1, French, RLP
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, French, - point%20de%20chargement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-05-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Rail Transport
- Transport of Goods
- Grain Growing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spotting capacity
1, record 2, English, spotting%20capacity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, English, - spotting%20capacity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transport par rail
- Transport de marchandises
- Culture des céréales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capacité des dessertes
1, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20des%20dessertes
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20des%20dessertes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-01-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Grain Growing
- Rail Traffic Control
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Block Shipping System
1, record 3, English, Block%20Shipping%20System
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The network of 48 shipping areas or blocks into which the grain producing area of western Canada is divided. Each block represents a train run or railway subdivision or a group of such subdivisions on which are situated a number of shipping points within a fairly homogeneous production area. The shipping blocks are the units within which the Canadian Wheat Board allocates shipping orders among the companies operating elevators within the block. The elevator companies assign the orders to their elevator managers within each block, and this assignment governs the spotting of cars at the elevators for the loading of grain authorized by the shipping orders. 2, record 3, English, - Block%20Shipping%20System
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Culture des céréales
- Circulation des trains
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- régime de zonage
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9gime%20de%20zonage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-08-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Freight Service (Rail Transport)
- Grain Growing
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- spotting capacity
1, record 4, English, spotting%20capacity
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 4, English, - spotting%20capacity
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 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. 2, record 4, English, - spotting%20capacity
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
- Culture des céréales
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- capacité de desserte
1, record 4, French, capacit%C3%A9%20de%20desserte
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 4, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20desserte
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Desserte : Voie spéciale qui «dessert» une usine importante, un quai de chargement etc. 2, record 4, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20desserte
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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