cargo train

Goods-carrying locomotive

A cargo train is a train designed to transport goods rather than passengers.

Also called a freight train.

Cargo trains haul containers, raw materials, vehicles, and other commercial loads across rail networks: The cargo train carried grain from the Midwest to coastal ports.

Opposites
payload type

cargo trainpassenger train

Rail vehicle carrying people

commuter train · passenger rail · people mover · excursion train · tourist train

transport mode for freight

cargo traincargo plane

Aircraft for transporting goods

cargo ship · freighter · container ship · freight truck · air freight

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G