freight train
Example Sentences
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Some individuals compare the noise to cicadas or even a passing freight train, Price said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 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
The explosion, which happened as a freight train was passing, caused minor damage to a wagon floor.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
So I hitched a ride on a freight train that was heading south.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
