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switchyard

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switch·yard  (swchyärd)
n.
An area where railroad cars are switched and trains assembled.
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switchyard [ˈswɪtʃjɑːd] N (US) (Rail) → patio m de maniobras, estación f clasificadora


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The facility is located in Central Houston just minutes from downtown and the medical center, and adjacent to a 500 MW CenterPoint Energy switchyard with ready access to the Texas ERCOT grid.
For the turnkey project Siemens supplied the power island comprising three SGT5-4000F gas turbines, one SST5-6000 steam turbine, four generators, all the ancillary systems and the plant's switchyard.
An electrical contractor that was hired to build a 500-kilovolt switchyard in Osceola for Entergy said it lost more than $1 million because of two subcontractors.
 
 
 
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