goods train

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A train used for carrying goods rather than people.

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Examples (10)

  • 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.