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The cause of the collision is not yet known but a video shared on social media and geolocated by CNN shows a freight train plowing into a double-decker bus that was beginning to cross the tracks in slow-moving traffic.
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Cleanup continues on the freight train derailment and crude oil leak in Dodge County.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Here comes one, a freight train.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Every August, the back-to-school season used to hit me like a freight train.
—Alena Conley, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Cleanup continues on the freight train derailment and crude oil leak in Dodge County.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Here comes one, a freight train.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Every August, the back-to-school season used to hit me like a freight train.
—Alena Conley, USA Today, 14 Aug. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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