freight train

noun

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

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The kits were stolen during an earlier burglary of a Burlington North Santa Fe Railroad freight train. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Matix Frithsmith, Hart, running back, senior The words freight train and Frithsmith are synonymous for one of the most physical backs in the state. Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 In the Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood, crews with Pittsburgh fire and EMS were getting training aboard a Norfolk Southern freight train. Lauren Linder, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 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 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 24 Aug. 2026.

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