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CAPACITE DESSERTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Freight Service (Rail Transport)
- Grain Growing
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spotting capacity
1, record 1, English, spotting%20capacity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - spotting%20capacity
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - spotting%20capacity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
- Culture des céréales
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capacité de desserte
1, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20de%20desserte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20desserte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Desserte : Voie spéciale qui «dessert» une usine importante, un quai de chargement etc. 2, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20desserte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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