marshalling yard

British

noun

railways a place or depot where railway wagons are shunted and made up into trains and where engines, carriages, etc, are kept when not in use

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On Feb. 14, 1944 a flight of B-17s was sent to attack enemy supplies in boxcars at a railroad marshalling yard in Verona, Italy.

From Washington Times • Apr. 18, 2021

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