the quantity of people or cargo sufficient to fill a train
trainload in American English
(ˈtreinˌloud)
noun Railroads
1.
the cargo or passenger capacity of a train
2.
a specified minimum number of loaded cars or tons of cargo necessary to secure a special rate (trainload rate)
Word origin
[1880–85; train + load]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, highball, interface, pari-mutuel, quotation mark
Examples of 'trainload' in a sentence
trainload
However, in its heyday, a trainload of tourists could be on the boat within five minutes.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
So how about a whole trainload?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Who would have thought that a single trainload of passengers would carry so many pots of pills and potions?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Every now and again a fresh trainload comes out of the station to swell the throng.