I.
noun
1 engine pulling coaches/cars
ADJECTIVE
▪ railroad ( AmE ), railway ( BrE )
▪ metro , subway ( AmE ), tube ( BrE ), underground ( esp. BrE )
▪ intercity , long-distance
▪ local , suburban
▪ express , fast
▪ direct , through
▪
I got the through ~ to Manchester.
▪ slow , stopping ( BrE )
▪ special
▪ early , evening , midnight , morning , night , overnight
▪ two o'clock , 10.45 , etc.
▪ rush-hour
▪ outbound ( AmE ), return
▪
What are the times of the return ~s?
▪ first , last , next
▪
The last ~ leaves at 00.30.
▪ Moscow to Beijing , etc.
▪
the Paris to Brussels ~
▪ Denver-bound , etc.
▪ northbound , southbound , etc.
▪ inbound ( AmE )
▪ crowded , full
▪ empty
▪ moving
▪ stationary
▪ speeding
▪ runaway
▪ approaching , oncoming
▪
the sound of an approaching ~
▪
He was pushed into the path of an oncoming ~.
▪ passing
▪
the roar of a passing ~
▪ departing
▪
She ran alongside the departing ~, waving goodbye.
▪ delayed , late-running
▪ luxury , Pullman
▪ four-car ( AmE ), four-coach ( BrE ), etc.
▪ bullet , high-speed
▪ diesel , electric , steam
▪ elevated
▪ coal , commuter , freight , goods , mail , passenger
▪ transit
▪ wagon
▪ troop
▪ model , toy
▪ ghost (= at a funfair) ( BrE )
VERB + TRAIN
▪ take , travel by
▪
From Germany we'll travel by ~ to Poland.
▪ ride ( AmE ), travel on
▪
She travels on the same ~ as you.
▪ use
▪ catch , get , make
▪
We had to get up early to make the 6 o'clock ~ for Richmond.
▪ miss
▪ wait for
▪ run for
▪
I was late and had to run for my ~.
▪ board , get on , hop on , jump aboard , jump on
▪
We jumped on the ~ just as it was about to leave.
▪ jump from , jump off , jump out of
▪
She tried to kill herself by jumping off a moving ~.
▪ alight from ( esp. BrE ), exit ( esp. AmE ), get off , leave
▪ meet , meet sb off
▪
I'm going to the station to meet her off the ~.
▪ change
▪
You'll have to change ~s at Cambridge.
▪ operate , run
▪
The company plans to run ~s on key intercity routes.
▪ cancel
▪
The 10.19 ~ has been cancelled/canceled.
▪ drive
▪ haul
▪
a ~ hauled by a steam locomotive
▪ stop
▪ derail
▪ fall under , throw sb under
▪
Driven to despair, he threw himself under a ~.
TRAIN + VERB
▪ run
▪
In summer the ~s run as often as every ten minutes.
▪ start
▪ terminate
▪
The ~ terminated in Baltimore.
▪ be bound for …
▪
an express ~ bound for Edinburgh
▪ be due
▪
The next ~ is due at 9.45.
▪ be delayed , be held up , be late , run late
▪
Most ~s are running late because of the accident.
▪ arrive , come in , come into sth , draw in , draw into sth , pull in , pull into sth
▪
The next ~ to arrive at Platform 2 is the 12.30 from Leeds. ( BrE )
▪
The 15.18 Amtrak ~ to Chicago will be arriving on track 3. ( AmE )
▪
The ~ came in and I got on.
▪
The ~ drew into the station.
▪ come , go
▪
We didn't want to leave the platform in case the ~ came.
▪ reach
▪
The ~ reached Tokyo at half past six.
▪ return
▪ depart , draw out (of sth) , leave , pull away , pull out (of sth) , start , start off
▪
The ~ pulled out of the station.
▪ head …
▪
The ~ headed out of Mumbai.
▪ stand ( BrE ), wait
▪
The ~ now standing at Platform 3 is the 16.50 to Brighton.
▪
a ~ waiting at a signal
▪ move
▪
Slowly the ~ began to move.
▪ travel
▪
The high-speed ~ travels at 120 mph.
▪ chug , roll , trundle ( esp. BrE )
▪
The ~ chugged slowly forward.
▪ gather speed
▪ hurtle , rush , speed , steam ( esp. BrE )
▪
a picture of the bullet ~ speeding past Mount Fuji
▪ slow , slow down
▪ brake
▪ be brought to a halt , come to a halt , halt , stop
▪ rattle , rumble , thunder , whistle
▪
The ~ rattled into the station.
▪ jerk , jolt , lurch , shudder
▪
The ~ jolted into motion.
▪ approach
▪ pass
▪ enter sth
▪
The ~ entered the tunnel.
▪ collide (with sth) , crash , hit sb/sth
▪ derail
▪ be loaded with sth , carry sth
TRAIN + NOUN
▪ journey ( esp. BrE ), ride , trip
▪ service
▪ system
▪ traffic
▪ station
▪ stop
▪ platform
▪ route
▪ schedule ( AmE ), times , timetable ( BrE )
▪ fare
▪ ticket
▪ conductor , crew , driver , engineer , guard ( BrE ), staff
▪ travel , travellers/travelers , travelling/traveling
▪ accident , collision , crash , disaster , wreck ( esp. AmE )
▪ derailment
▪ bombing
▪ window
▪ car ( esp. AmE ), carriage
▪ compartment
▪ whistle
▪ depot , shed , yard
▪ line , track
▪ robber , robbery
▪ set
▪
I saved up to buy an electric ~ set.
PREPOSITION
▪ aboard a/the ~ , on a/the ~ , on board a/the ~
▪
the people on the ~
▪ by ~
▪
It's quicker by ~.
▪ ~ between
▪
~s between Cape Town and Pretoria
▪ ~ for , ~ to
▪
He was leaving on the early ~ for Zaragoza.
▪ ~ from
▪
the ~ from Toronto to Calgary
PHRASES
▪ a ~ to catch
▪
I can't stop now, I have a ~ to catch.
2 number of people/animals moving in a line
ADJECTIVE
▪ camel , mule , wagon
▪ supply
3 series of events/actions/thoughts
VERB + TRAIN
▪ set sth in
▪
That telephone call set in ~ a whole series of events.
▪ bring sth in ( figurative )
▪
Unemployment brings greater difficulties in its ~ (= causes great difficulties) .
▪ break , interrupt
▪
A knock on the door interrupted his ~ of thought.
▪ lose
▪
I lose my ~ of thought when there are distractions.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of events ( esp. BrE )
▪
an initial omission which set in motion a ~ of events leading to the crime
▪ a ~ of thought
▪
The telephone rang and she lost her ~ of thought.
PREPOSITION
▪ in sb's ~ ( figurative )
▪
In the ~ of (= following behind) the rich and famous came the journalists.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ hard , intensely
▪ seriously
▪
He's been ~ing seriously for over a year now.
▪ extensively
▪ effectively , successfully
▪ regularly
▪ consistently
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
The team is ~ing hard for the big match.
Train is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ athlete , ↑ cadet , ↑ gymnast
Train is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ animal , ↑ army , ↑ cadet , ↑ crew , ↑ dog , ↑ employee , ↑ force , ↑ horse , ↑ manager , ↑ military , ↑ militia , ↑ mind , ↑ muscle , ↑ recruit , ↑ sight , ↑ soldier , ↑ staff , ↑ teacher , ↑ team , ↑ technician , ↑ troops , ↑ volunteer , ↑ worker , ↑ workforce