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WAGON COMMERCIAL [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-01-26

English

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

French

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

Sur le modèle de train commercial : train mis en marche et utilisé pour des transports commerciaux. Ce train peut acheminer accessoirement des transports de service.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-02-27

English

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

The empty serviceable revenue freight cars not in transit, which are in excess of a shipper's orders for cars. This includes cars stored for special or future loading.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Wagon commercial vide en état de service, qui se trouve en excédent de la demande de wagons. Il peut s’agir de wagons remisés pour chargement spécial ou ultérieur.

Spanish

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Record 3 1978-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport
  • Rail Transport Operations
CONT

In Kaslo and Lardeau, a specially designed rubber tired machine pulls the cars to their destination thus saving the rail company the expense of transporting locomotive engine, caboose, train crews, etc., which in turn leaves more room for cars of revenue on the barges.

OBS

Cars reserved for the use of the clients of a railway company. If the latter uses the cars of a train for the transportation of its own merchandise, these cars are then "On Company Service" or O.C.S. These are then known as non-revenue cars.

OBS

Information given by the CP.

OBS

for "revenue car" : Information given by the CN.

French

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

Renseignement donné par le CP.

Spanish

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