frontcar

noun
UK /ˈfrʌntkɑː/
US /ˈfrʌntkɑːr/

The frontcar is the first car at the very front of a train.

The engine pulled the frontcar slowly out of the station.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The leading vehicle in a convoy or line of cars.

The frontcar of the parade carried the grand marshal.

3. The car at the front of a roller coaster train.

We waited in line to ride in the frontcar for the best view.

4. A car positioned at the front of a ferry or shuttle loading line.

The frontcar boarded the ferry first.