A wagon for transporting cargo, comprising a head piece at a front end of the wagon, an end piece at a rear end of the wagon and two side members (11.1, 11.2) extending between the head piece and the end piece, wherein a trough for cargo is provided, which defines a trough loading area, and the side members (11.1, 11.2) define a pocket into which the trough is inserted, wherein the wagon is adapted and provided for transporting container-shaped cargo (C20, C40, C45) independently of the trough, characterized in that - at the side members (11.1, 11.2) fastening elements (110a, 110b) are provided for the trough, which specify a loading position for the trough in the pocket of the wagon, in which the trough loading area is located at a deeper level than a loading area provided at the head piece and than a loading area provided at the end piece, and - at the side members (11.1, 11.2) additional fastening elements (300, 40) are provided for container-shaped cargo (C20, C40, C45), wherein a) the additional fastening elements (300, 40) specify a transport position for the container-shaped cargo (C20, C40, C45) on the wagon, in which the container-shaped cargo (C20, C40, C45), when the trough is disposed in the loading position, extends above the trough loading area across at least part of the trough loading area, and b) via at least one of the additional fastening elements (300, 40) of the trough a functional position is specified on the pocket of the wagon, in which the trough loading area is located at least at the height of the loading area of the head piece in order to define a continuous wagon loading area with the loading area of the head piece. wherein the wagon is adapted and provided for transporting container-shaped cargo (C20, C40, C45) independently of the trough, characterized in that - at the side members (11.1, 11.2) fastening elements (110a, 110b) are provided for the trough, which specify a loading position for the trough in the pocket of the wagon, in which the trough loading area is located at a deeper level than a loading area provided at the head piece and than a loading area provided at the end piece, and - at the side members (11.1, 11.2) additional fastening elements (300, 40) are provided for container-shaped cargo (C20, C40, C45), wherein a) the additional fastening elements (300, 40) specify a transport position for the container-shaped cargo (C20, C40, C45) on the wagon, in which the container-shaped cargo (C20, C40, C45), when the trough is disposed in the loading position, extends above the trough loading area across at least part of the trough loading area, and b) via at least one of the additional fastening elements (300, 40) of the trough a functional position is specified on the pocket of the wagon, in which the trough loading area is located at least at the height of the loading area of the head piece in order to define a continuous wagon loading area with the loading area of the head piece. - at the side members (11.1, 11.2) fastening elements (110a, 110b) are provided for the trough, which specify a loading position for the trough in the pocket of the wagon, in which the trough loading area is located at a deeper level than a loading area provided at the head piece and than a loading area provided at the end piece, and - at the side members (11.1, 11.2) additional fastening elements (300, 40) are provided for container-shaped cargo (C20, C40, C45), wherein a) the additional fastening elements (300, 40) specify a transport position for the container-shaped cargo (C20, C40, C45) on the wagon, in which the container-shaped cargo (C20, C40, C45), when the trough is disposed in the loading position, extends above the trough loading area across at least part of the trough loading area, and b) via at least one of the additional fastening elements (300, 40) of the trough a functional position is specified on the pocket of the wagon, in which the trough loading area is located at least at the height of the loading area of the head piece in order to define a continuous wagon loading area with the loading area of the head piece. a) the additional fastening elements (300, 40) specify a transport position for the container-shaped cargo (C20, C40, C45) on the wagon, in which the container-shaped cargo (C20, C40, C45), when the trough is disposed in the loading position, extends above the trough loading area across at least part of the trough loading area, and b) via at least one of the additional fastening elements (300, 40) of the trough a functional position is specified on the pocket of the wagon, in which the trough loading area is located at least at the height of the loading area of the head piece in order to define a continuous wagon loading area with the loading area of the head piece.