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Control car

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001331

A non-powered railway car fitted with a driver's cab, front lights and the controls needed to run a train from the rear end, so the train can be driven from either end without turning the locomotive at the terminus. In the United States it is called a cab car, and it is used in push-pull train operation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001331
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial supplies, equipment, and components
Synonymscab car
TranslationsGerman: Steuerwagen; Spanish: coche de control; French: voiture pilote
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001331",
  "term": "Control car",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A non-powered railway car fitted with a driver's cab, front lights and the controls needed to run a train from the rear end, so the train can be driven from either end without turning the locomotive at the terminus. In the United States it is called a cab car, and it is used in push-pull train operation.",
  "synonyms": [
    "cab car"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial supplies, equipment, and components",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Steuerwagen",
    "es": "coche de control",
    "fr": "voiture pilote"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/control-car/"
}

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