trainyard
Locomotive parking lot
A trainyard is a rail facility where trains are assembled, stored, switched between tracks, and maintained.
Locomotives are coupled to cars, freight is sorted and routed, and equipment is inspected.
The boxcars sat idle in the trainyard.
Also called a rail yard or switching yard.
Enclosed rail freight carrier
- flatcarSideless railroad freight carrier
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- hopperTapered dispensing container
intermodal · containers · cargo · bulk · commodities · manifest · consist · lading
Marks showing passage
- switchesCircuit opening devices
- ballastShip stability material
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- sleepersUnactivated spies or surprise hits
siding · turnout · junction · signal · interlocking · points · frogs · grade
Machine producing motion
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- electricPowered by current
- shunterLocomotive for repositioning cars
switcher · turntable · roundhouse · tender · coupling · headlamp · horn · whistle
Send with speed
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- switchingChanging from one to another
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- humpingCarrying with difficulty
sorting · coupling · inspection · maintenance · repair · interchange · blocking · spotting
boxcar
Enclosed rail freight carrier
- flatcarSideless railroad freight carrier
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
hopper · intermodal · containers · cargo · bulk · commodities · manifest · consist · lading · loading
tracks
Marks showing passage
sleepers · siding · turnout · junction · signal · interlocking · points · frogs · grade · crosstie
engine
Machine producing motion
shunter · switcher · turntable · roundhouse · tender · coupling · headlamp · horn · whistle · cab
dispatch
Send with speed
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- switchingChanging from one to another
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
humping · sorting · coupling · inspection · maintenance · repair · interchange · blocking · spotting · yardmaster
warehouse
Bulk goods storage building
trainyardpassenger station
Transit boarding facility
train station · railway station · depot · platform · passenger terminal
trainyardbus depot
Transit vehicle station
marina · airport · seaport · shipping port · harbor
trainyardrailway line
Train transportation route
rail corridor · mainline · track · open road
train, yard, training, trainer, railroad, rails, backyard, vineyard, marshalling yard