freight train
Example Sentences
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A line outside a Riverside gas station crossed a railroad track, and a man stopped on the tracks refused to yield his place even when a freight train engine bore down on him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
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 • Jan. 10, 2026
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 • Dec. 20, 2025
When that freight train leaves the station, you want to jump onboard, especially when it’s starting to pick up speed.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025
Florida heard the faint wail of the freight train as it wound its way through the distant hills, and she pulled the quilt up close to her face.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
