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Work train

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006651

A train consisting of specialized rolling stock used for railway maintenance, construction, or repair tasks. This can include ballast hoppers, flatcars for carrying equipment, crane cars, and crew cars. Work trains operate on active lines and are scheduled to minimize disruption to regular passenger and freight services.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006651
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
Synonymsengineering train
TranslationsGerman: Werkzug; Spanish: tren de trabajo; French: train de travaux
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006651",
  "term": "Work train",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A train consisting of specialized rolling stock used for railway maintenance, construction, or repair tasks. This can include ballast hoppers, flatcars for carrying equipment, crane cars, and crew cars. Work trains operate on active lines and are scheduled to minimize disruption to regular passenger and freight services.",
  "synonyms": [
    "engineering train"
  ],
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Werkzug",
    "es": "tren de trabajo",
    "fr": "train de travaux"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/work-train/"
}

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