Plural of carload; multiple amounts of cargo that fill railroad cars or vehicles.
From 'carload' plus '-s' (English plural marker). Simple plural form that emerged with regular commercial usage.
The phrase 'carloads of' became a colloquial way to express abundance—you still hear people say 'carloads of people' even though most don't ship things by train anymore!
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