switch yard

noun

1. an area in a railway system where rolling stock is shunted, as in forming trains

Example Sentences

The utility also would build an electrical switch yard nearby to deliver power to the grid, the company’s preliminary environmental assessment said.

From Washington Times

Indian Point 3 was shut down for a time in July after a water pump problem, and in June because of an electrical disturbance at a switch yard outside the plant.

From Washington Times

A maintenance failure at an APS switch yard near Yuma, Arizona, led to the blackout.

From Washington Times

Contractors at the plant have completed construction of an earthen berm around the plant's switch yard and are protecting the plant and other facilities with large temporary structures filled with water.

From Reuters

“There are some savings from the control system, the switch yard, some of the interconnections,’’ Mr. Browning added.

From New York Times