goods train
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A train used for carrying goods rather than people.
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- The goods train carried containers from the port to the inland depot.
- We watched a long goods train pass through the station at midnight.
- The goods train derailed near the industrial area, blocking traffic.
- A heavy goods train rumbled past our house every morning.
- The railway company operates several goods trains daily between major cities.
- Due to the strike, no goods trains were running that week.
- The old goods train station has been converted into a shopping center.
- Coal was transported by goods train from the mines to the power plant.
- The goods train schedule was delayed due to track maintenance.
- Modern goods trains can carry much heavier loads than passenger trains.