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Record 1 2017-06-13

English

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

In general, a road which provides a switching service. Specifically, a carrier whose service is confined to the handling of cars between two road-haul carriers, between a road-haul carriers and an industry or between local industries, such service being entirely within recognized switching limits.

OBS

switching road: term standardized by C.P.

French

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

En général, compagnie ferroviaire assurant un service de manœuvre. Désigne plus particulièrement un transporteur dont la vocation essentielle est de manœuvrer des wagons entre les voies de deux transporteurs de ligne, entre les voies d'un transporteur de ligne et des embranchements industriels, ou encore entre plusieurs embranchements industriels, ledit service étant assuré entièrement dans une zone de manœuvre reconnue.

OBS

chemin de fer de manœuvre : terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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