Marshalling

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003543",
  "term": "Marshalling",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The process of sorting and assembling individual railway wagons or cars into a complete train for a specific destination or route. This activity takes place in a marshalling yard (or classification yard), where cars are shunted and rearranged according to a planned train consist. The process is complete when the cars are in the correct order, a locomotive is attached, and the brake systems are connected and tested.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Rangierbetrieb",
    "es": "clasificación",
    "fr": "triage"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/marshalling/"
}