freight train

NOUN

train that has freight cars

Synonyms

WEAK

goods train nonpassenger train rattler

Example Sentences

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Her words were immediately eaten up by the freight train roar of the storm.

From Literature

The February 2023 rail disaster in Tempi, central Greece killed 57 people, most of them young students on a passenger train that collided with a freight train in the middle of the night.

From Barron's

But when a freight train stalled at a key intersection in the middle of the city, they found themselves stuck on the wrong side of the street for nearly 30 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal

And the combined railroad might be able to bypass Chicago altogether and route freight trains through a less-congested area.

From The Wall Street Journal

There will be delays, often because of passing freight trains.

From Los Angeles Times