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Yard slug

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006701

A type of locomotive that lacks an engine and relies on a mother locomotive for its power. It contains traction motors and receives electrical current from the mother unit through jumper cables. This configuration increases the tractive effort available for moving heavy cuts of cars in a rail yard, where speeds are low.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006701
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectRail equipment
TranslationsGerman: Yard Slug; Spanish: yard slug; French: slug de manœuvre
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006701",
  "term": "Yard slug",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A type of locomotive that lacks an engine and relies on a mother locomotive for its power. It contains traction motors and receives electrical current from the mother unit through jumper cables. This configuration increases the tractive effort available for moving heavy cuts of cars in a rail yard, where speeds are low.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Yard Slug",
    "es": "yard slug",
    "fr": "slug de manœuvre"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/yard-slug/"
}

Record 7,249 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.