: a train that carries goods : a train that carries freight
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Notably in October 2024, burglars broke into several shipping containers on a freight train in the West Side's Austin community in an hours-long daylight heist.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
27 Oct. 2026 Vance recounted how Marshall supported his efforts to enhance railroad safety requirements after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
27 Oct. 2026 Colton police arrested a man Thursday suspected of stealing $54,000 worth of Hot Wheels cars from a freight train — some 350 boxes, according to authorities.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2026 Corum shot through a wide crease untouched, a 215-pound freight train with near-infinite green grass ahead.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for freight train