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When crossing freight train (abbreviation Dg ) a freight train is called on the railroad, the ( hence the name) travels from the starting to the destination station continuously in the same compilation. He is not treated rangiertechnisch on intermediate stations, and is usually a Eingruppenzug. In pass freight trains especially bulk commodities were next to freight transported between marshalling yards, which are transported in large quantities on fixed routes, such as coal and ores from ports to power and steel plants.

The trains with only one cargo are usually referred to as block trains.