freight train

noun

: a train that carries goods : a train that carries freight

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The violent shaking also derailed a freight train at the Yatsushiro station, NHK reported, citing the JR Freight Railway Company. Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 29 July 2026 Three people were killed, and one person was injured in Bedford Park after a driver fleeing a police stop careened off a bridge and struck a freight train, Chicago police said. Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Obviously 23 years in the NBA was going to take its toll, but James was moving more like a trolly and less like a freight train in the first two weeks of his return. Dan Woike, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Moments before impact, the restraining orca let go, and its partner slammed into the sunfish like a freight train hitting a watermelon. Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for freight train

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“Freight train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freight%20train. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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