diff --git a/src/articulated_vehicles.cpp b/src/articulated_vehicles.cpp
--- a/src/articulated_vehicles.cpp
+++ b/src/articulated_vehicles.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ CargoArray GetCapacityOfArticulatedParts
 	uint16 cargo_capacity = GetVehicleDefaultCapacity(engine, &cargo_type);
 	if (cargo_type < NUM_CARGO) capacity[cargo_type] = cargo_capacity;
 
-	if (e->type != VEH_TRAIN && e->type != VEH_ROAD) return capacity;
+	if (!e->IsGroundVehicle()) return capacity;
 
 	if (!HasBit(e->info.callback_mask, CBM_VEHICLE_ARTIC_ENGINE)) return capacity;
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ bool IsArticulatedVehicleRefittable(Engi
 	if (IsEngineRefittable(engine)) return true;
 
 	const Engine *e = Engine::Get(engine);
-	if (e->type != VEH_TRAIN && e->type != VEH_ROAD) return false;
+	if (!e->IsGroundVehicle()) return false;
 
 	if (!HasBit(e->info.callback_mask, CBM_VEHICLE_ARTIC_ENGINE)) return false;
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void GetArticulatedRefitMasks(EngineID e
 	*union_mask = veh_cargos;
 	*intersection_mask = (veh_cargos != 0) ? veh_cargos : UINT32_MAX;
 
-	if (e->type != VEH_TRAIN && e->type != VEH_ROAD) return;
+	if (!e->IsGroundVehicle()) return;
 	if (!HasBit(e->info.callback_mask, CBM_VEHICLE_ARTIC_ENGINE)) return;
 
 	for (uint i = 1; i < MAX_ARTICULATED_PARTS; i++) {
diff --git a/src/engine_base.h b/src/engine_base.h
--- a/src/engine_base.h
+++ b/src/engine_base.h
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ struct Engine : EnginePool::PoolItem<&_e
 	uint GetDisplayWeight() const;
 	uint GetDisplayMaxTractiveEffort() const;
 	Date GetLifeLengthInDays() const;
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if the engine is a ground vehicle.
+	 * @return True iff the engine is a train or a road vehicle.
+	 */
+	FORCEINLINE bool IsGroundVehicle() const
+	{
+		return this->type == VEH_TRAIN || this->type == VEH_ROAD;
+	}
 };
 
 struct EngineIDMapping {