Knitting

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003199",
  "term": "Knitting",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The complex process of sorting, assembling, and disassembling railway cars in a classification yard to build or break down a train. A switch engine moves cars back and forth between multiple tracks, coupling and uncoupling them in a specific sequence. The term evokes the intricate, repetitive motions of knitting needles as the engine and cars weave through the yard's trackwork.",
  "subject": "Shop talk and trade slang",
  "see_also": [
    "double knitting"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Knitting",
    "es": "catenaria",
    "fr": "knitting"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/knitting/"
}