private siding

noun

a railway siding owned by a company, also possibly served by their own locomotive, which is connected to and served by a railway, but is not part of the railway's infrastructure.

Meanings

nounprivate siding (plural private sidings)

plural private sidings

  1. rail transporta railway siding owned by a company, also possibly served by their own locomotive, which is connected to and served by a railway, but is not part of the railway's infrastructure.
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