freight train
Example Sentences
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All it takes to understand how he’s been turning himself into a freight train is seeing his time in the 100 meters on the track team in the spring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Dramatic video shows a freight train in Canada surrounded by wildfire flames and workers requesting an emergency rescue as they report being "encased" in fire.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
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
In a few minutes, the freight train gave a sudden lurching that flung her backward.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
