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Meet

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003587

To encounter another train on a single-track railway line, requiring one train to wait in a siding while the other passes. This maneuver allows for the efficient movement of multiple trains over a shared track infrastructure. The location where trains meet is often a designated passing loop or a station with multiple tracks.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003587
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Zugbegegnung; Spanish: cruce; French: croisement
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003587",
  "term": "Meet",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To encounter another train on a single-track railway line, requiring one train to wait in a siding while the other passes. This maneuver allows for the efficient movement of multiple trains over a shared track infrastructure. The location where trains meet is often a designated passing loop or a station with multiple tracks.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Zugbegegnung",
    "es": "cruce",
    "fr": "croisement"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/meet/"
}

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