A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.
"The freight train consisted of twenty empty boxcars hauled by a single diesel locomotive."
In plain English: There is no such thing as consist because it is always used as a verb, not a noun.
"The main ingredient that the recipe consists is flour."
Usage: Use the noun consist to refer specifically to a connected line of railway vehicles operating as a single unit. This term is often confused with "train," but it technically describes the formation itself rather than just any moving set of cars.
have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in
"The payment consists in food"
"What does love consist in?"
be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous
"Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end"
To be.
"The committee consists of five members who were elected last month."
The word "consist" comes from the Middle French consister, which was borrowed from Latin. Originally meaning "to stand together," it entered English through this Romance language path rather than directly from its ancient roots.