Classification yard

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006858",
  "term": "Classification yard",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A railway facility where freight cars are sorted and assembled into new trains based on their destination. Cars are typically pushed over a hump, allowing gravity to roll them into designated tracks. This process, known as 'humping,' efficiently organizes individual cars into blocks for onward movement across the rail network.",
  "synonyms": [
    "marshalling yard"
  ],
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Rangierbahnhof",
    "es": "patio de clasificación",
    "fr": "gare de triage"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/classification-yard/"
}