Shunting, in railway operations, involves the process of sorting items of rolling stock into complete train sets or consists. The United States equivalent is "switching". See classification yard. Rolling Stock. ... For other types of train see train (disambiguation) In rail transport, a train consists of a single or several connected rail vehicles that are capable of being moved together along a guideway to transport freight or passengers from one place to another along a planned route. ... Chicago and North Western Railways Proviso Yard in Chicago, Illinois, December 1942. ...