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Car mile

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000953

A unit of measure in railway operations representing the movement of a single railway car over a distance of one mile. Railroads aggregate these units to calculate total traffic volume, operational efficiency, and revenue or cost per unit of distance. A train with 50 cars traveling 100 miles generates 5,000 car miles, a figure distinct from the 100 train miles recorded for the locomotive's journey.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000953
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Wagenkilo­meter; Spanish: milla de vagón; French: wagon-mile
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000953",
  "term": "Car mile",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of measure in railway operations representing the movement of a single railway car over a distance of one mile. Railroads aggregate these units to calculate total traffic volume, operational efficiency, and revenue or cost per unit of distance. A train with 50 cars traveling 100 miles generates 5,000 car miles, a figure distinct from the 100 train miles recorded for the locomotive's journey.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Wagenkilo­meter",
    "es": "milla de vagón",
    "fr": "wagon-mile"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/car-mile/"
}

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