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control car

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A non-powered railroad car, equipped with a driver's cabin, front lights and other equipment required for a locomotive, allowing a train to be controlled from the rear end without turning a locomotive at the end of the line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ohjausvaunu — type of railway car
  • French: voiture-pilote — type of railway car
  • German: Steuerwagen — type of railway car
  • Polish: wagon sterowniczy — type of railway car