freight train

noun

: 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

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“Freight train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freight%20train. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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