freight train

noun

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

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In Great Britain alone, the Office of Rail & Road reports that total passenger and freight train CO₂e emissions rose ~5% in 2023–24 to 2,357 kilotonnes, with passenger service accounting for ~1,917 kt and freight ~440 kt. Chelsea Haney october 25, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025 The couple apparently watched, unpanicked, as a northbound freight train approached from one direction. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025 China's official Xinhua news agency said the had reached its first stop in Felixstowe in just 20 days, faster even than the China-Europe freight train, which takes around 25 days. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Thousands of white people began to pour into Owensboro by passenger train, freight train, bus, car, airplane, and on foot. Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 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 10 Nov. 2025.

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