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rail freight

 
 
noun [U] TRANSPORT

Definition

goods that are transported by train: They want to reduce road use by awarding grants to companies to use rail freight. a rail freight company/business/operator rail freight traffic
(Definition of rail freight noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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