oil train
Crude cargo rail
An oil train is a freight train transporting crude oil or petroleum products, typically consisting of tank cars linked together in long formations.
The term gained currency after several high-profile derailments and explosions, particularly in the 2010s: The oil train derailed near the town center.
Also called a crude-by-rail train or unit train.
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- tank carCylindrical railcar for liquids
- freightGoods being transported
- railwayTrack system for trains
petroleum · cargo · derailment · refinery · tracks · grade crossing · hazmat · diesel · fossil fuel · locomotive · boxcar · spill · terminal · transport · rolling · black · fuel · combustible
- freight railfreight car, boxcar, boxcars, hopper car, tank car
- fuel logisticsrefueling, fuel dock, fuel nozzle, tanker, gas station
- diesel locomotiveslocomotive, diesel engine, diesel-electric, GE, General Electric
transport mode for petroleum
oil trainpipeline
Long-distance fluid transport tube
oil tanker · tanker truck · supertanker · tank truck · oil pipeline
oil, train, oils, oily, oiled, oiling, oiliness, trains, trained