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A road switcher is a type of railroad locomotive designed to both haul railcars in mainline service and shunt them in railroad yards. Both type and term are North American in origin, although similar types have been used elsewhere. A road switcher must be able to operate and have good visibility in both directions. As a road engine, a road switcher must be able to operate at road speeds, with suitable power and cooling capacity. It has high-speed road trucks rather than low-speed switcher only trucks.

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  • Ein Roadswitcher, englisch Road switcher in zwei Worten, von englisch Road service ‚Streckendienst‘ und Switcher locomotive ‚Rangierlokomotive‘, ist eine Bauart von Diesellokomotiven, die sowohl für den Streckendienst, wie auch für den Rangierdienst verwendet werden kann. Der Begriff ist vor allem in Nordamerika verbreitet, wenngleich die Bauart in allen Regionen der Welt verwendet wird. (de)
  • A road switcher is a type of railroad locomotive designed to both haul railcars in mainline service and shunt them in railroad yards. Both type and term are North American in origin, although similar types have been used elsewhere. A road switcher must be able to operate and have good visibility in both directions. As a road engine, a road switcher must be able to operate at road speeds, with suitable power and cooling capacity. It has high-speed road trucks rather than low-speed switcher only trucks. Modern road trucks are always equipped with "frictionless" roller bearings, whereas switcher trucks were almost always equipped with "friction" plain bearings, until plain bearings were outlawed in interchange service on both railcars and locomotives. (en)
  • Un road switcher (traduisible par « locomotive de manœuvre de route ») est un type de locomotive conçue à l'origine pour aller chercher ou livrer des wagons à l'extérieur d'un triage. Le terme, comme le type de locomotive, sont originaires d'Amérique du Nord, bien qu'il existe des modèles similaires ailleurs dans le monde. (fr)
  • ロードスイッチャー(Road switcher)とは、主として各地から貨車をピックアップして操車場に集め、または配送する間に本線を走行し、操車場では入換作業で使用される機関車である。そのほとんどはディーゼル機関車である。入換のみを担当するスイッチャーとは区別される。 (ja)
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  • Ein Roadswitcher, englisch Road switcher in zwei Worten, von englisch Road service ‚Streckendienst‘ und Switcher locomotive ‚Rangierlokomotive‘, ist eine Bauart von Diesellokomotiven, die sowohl für den Streckendienst, wie auch für den Rangierdienst verwendet werden kann. Der Begriff ist vor allem in Nordamerika verbreitet, wenngleich die Bauart in allen Regionen der Welt verwendet wird. (de)
  • Un road switcher (traduisible par « locomotive de manœuvre de route ») est un type de locomotive conçue à l'origine pour aller chercher ou livrer des wagons à l'extérieur d'un triage. Le terme, comme le type de locomotive, sont originaires d'Amérique du Nord, bien qu'il existe des modèles similaires ailleurs dans le monde. (fr)
  • ロードスイッチャー(Road switcher)とは、主として各地から貨車をピックアップして操車場に集め、または配送する間に本線を走行し、操車場では入換作業で使用される機関車である。そのほとんどはディーゼル機関車である。入換のみを担当するスイッチャーとは区別される。 (ja)
  • A road switcher is a type of railroad locomotive designed to both haul railcars in mainline service and shunt them in railroad yards. Both type and term are North American in origin, although similar types have been used elsewhere. A road switcher must be able to operate and have good visibility in both directions. As a road engine, a road switcher must be able to operate at road speeds, with suitable power and cooling capacity. It has high-speed road trucks rather than low-speed switcher only trucks. (en)
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  • Roadswitcher (de)
  • Road switcher (fr)
  • ロード・スイッチャー (ja)
  • Road switcher (en)
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