Shunting (rail)
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Shunting, in railway operations, is the process of sorting items of rolling stock into complete trains, or the reverse. In the United States this activity is known as switching.
A British Rail Class 08 shunting ballast wagons at Eastleigh Depot.
A heavy steam shunting locomotive, SR Z class, Great Britain
Railway shunting capstan found at site of former Hull and Barnsley Railway sidings south of Springhead works
A shunting pole preserved at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, US
Road–rail vehicle
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A road–rail vehicle or a rail–road vehicle is a dual-mode vehicle that can operate on both rail tracks and roads. They are also known as two-way vehicles, hi–rail, and rail and road vehicles.
Road–rail excavator
Certis Unimog, road–rail vehicle used for vegetation control
Road–rail dump truck
Type 95 armoured railroad car So-Ki (九五式装甲軌道車) on tracks, pulling some cars