: a train that carries goods : a train that carries freight
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Repairs are underway to the South Shore Line’s infrastructure damaged by a June 24 freight train derailment near the East Chicago station.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2026 South Shore Line train commuters are getting an extension on their monthly tickets because of a freight train derailment in Northwest Indiana that has disrupted service.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 July 2026 Officials said no hazardous material leaks were found after a freight train derailment Tuesday afternoon in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, and that earlier shelter-in-place and evacuation orders have been lifted.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026 In April, Allen Gallaway’s home in Andover, Kansas, was one block away from getting ripped up by a tornado roaring like a freight train.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
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