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Freight operating company

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002444

A business entity that provides rail transport services specifically for goods and materials. These companies manage the logistics of moving cargo across a rail network, often owning or leasing a fleet of locomotives and freight cars. They operate under specific licenses and regulations governing rail freight movement, distinct from passenger services.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002444
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: freight operating company; Spanish: empresa operadora de carga; French: société d'exploitation de fret
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002444",
  "term": "Freight operating company",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A business entity that provides rail transport services specifically for goods and materials. These companies manage the logistics of moving cargo across a rail network, often owning or leasing a fleet of locomotives and freight cars. They operate under specific licenses and regulations governing rail freight movement, distinct from passenger services.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "freight operating company",
    "es": "empresa operadora de carga",
    "fr": "société d'exploitation de fret"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/freight-operating-company/"
}

Record 2,696 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.