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BIMODAL RAIL CAR MOVER [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Traction (Rail)
  • Shunting Operations (Railroads)
DEF

… a road-rail vehicle ... fitted with couplers for moving small numbers of railroad cars around in a rail siding or small yard.

Key term(s)
  • bimodal railcar mover
  • bi-modal rail car mover
  • bimodal rail car mover
  • mobile rail car mover
  • rail car mover

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traction (Chemins de fer)
  • Triage (Chemins de fer)
CONT

Les tracteurs rail-route sont conçus pour quitter la voie ferrée et passer à la route, sur cour, sur terre-plein, pour des manœuvres rapides qui économisent des temps souvent considérables. Le changement ne prend que quelques secondes; l'engin se soulève grâce à un pied de levage et d'orientation actionné hydrauliquement; la rotation peut être de 180 degrés. Ceci permet de dégager les tracteurs-locomotives risquant de se trouver bloqués entre deux trains ou au milieu d'une rame.

Spanish

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