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AQUATRAIN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rail Transport Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aquatrain 1, record 1, English, aquatrain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A railway car barge. 1, record 1, English, - aquatrain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation (Transport par rail)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aquatrain 1, record 1, French, aquatrain
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'aquatrain au service de l'Alaska. Un service de barges porte-wagons relie Prince Rupert (C.-B.) et Whittier (Alaska). Orthographe : a minuscule. 1, record 1, French, - aquatrain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-02-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Rail Transport Operations
- Rail Transport
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- aquatrain 1, record 2, English, aquatrain
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term used by the CN. 2, record 2, English, - aquatrain
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Information given by the CN. 2, record 2, English, - aquatrain
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation (Transport par rail)
- Transport par rail
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Aquatrain
1, record 2, French, Aquatrain
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- aquatrain 2, record 2, French, aquatrain
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Depuis] 1964, [l'Aquatrain] se compose d'une barge porte-wagons de 3 400 tonnes: le "Griffson", mesurant 110 mètres de long et pouvant emporter sur son pont trente wagons répartis sur cinq voies, et d'un remorqueur de 2 150 ch au nom prédestiné: le "Mogul". Les wagons sont chargés par transroulage à bord du "Griffson" et l'ensemble barge-remorqueur met le cap sur Whittier [Alaska]. 1, record 2, French, - Aquatrain
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le CN a baptisé du nom d'"aquatrain" sa barge porte-wagons qui fait la navette entre Prince-Rupert (Colombie britannique) et Whittier. "Aquatrain", marque déposée, ne peut être utilisé comme équivalent de l'expression "rail-car ferry". Selon le CN, la graphie veut qu'aquatrain s'écrive en minuscule, alors qu'il prend un "A" majuscule dans la revue intitulée "La vie du rail". 2, record 2, French, - Aquatrain
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Observation fondée sur source VIRAI-02 et renseignements obtenus auprès du CN. 2, record 2, French, - Aquatrain
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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