control car

noun

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.

Similar
cab car
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Meanings

nouncontrol car (plural control cars)

plural control cars

  1. rail transportA 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.

    Synonyms: cab car

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
cab car
Also see
driving van trailer

Translations

Finnish ohjausvaunu
  • ohjausvaunutype of railway car
French voiture-pilote
  • voiture-pilotetype of railway car
German Steuerwagen
  • Steuerwagentype of railway car
Polish wagon sterowniczy
  • wagon sterowniczytype of railway car
Cite this entry
APA

control car. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20car

MLA

“control car.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20car. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “control car,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/control%20car.

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