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RE

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004706

An abbreviation for 'railway express,' referring to a service that transported parcels and freight via passenger trains for expedited delivery. This service was prominent before the widespread adoption of dedicated freight services and air cargo. Railway Express Agency was a major provider of such services in North America.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004706
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: RE; Spanish: RE; French: RE
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "An abbreviation for 'railway express,' referring to a service that transported parcels and freight via passenger trains for expedited delivery. This service was prominent before the widespread adoption of dedicated freight services and air cargo. Railway Express Agency was a major provider of such services in North America.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "RE",
    "es": "RE",
    "fr": "RE"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/re/"
}

Record 5,144 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.