„Hump“

An essential feature of a railcar sorting yard . The “hump” is that part of the track which is elevated so that when a car is pushed up on it and uncoupled, it runs down the other side by gravity and is switched onto the siding where a train is being made up for the desired destination.

Vantuono, W. (2003). “Railroad Engineering.” John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ.