Ballast wagon

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000401",
  "term": "Ballast wagon",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A type of railway freight car designed specifically for carrying, distributing, and profiling track ballast. These wagons feature hopper-style bodies with bottom doors or chutes that allow for the controlled release of ballast onto the track bed during construction or maintenance. Some designs include plows or brushes to shape the ballast profile after it has been deposited.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Ballastwagen",
    "es": "vagón tolva para balasto",
    "fr": "wagon-ballast"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/ballast-wagon/"
}