goods train
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The passenger service from Athens to Thessaloniki was crowded with students returning to university after a holiday for Greek Orthodox Lent when the train collided with a goods train on the same track outside Larisa.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025
The goods train was stationary on a different track.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2023
The train entered another line, known as the loop line, and crashed into a goods train parked there, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2023
“The goods train was stationary; the other two trains were running.”
From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2023
Moreover, another goods train that had quietly, but impatiently, been biding its time in a siding, thought it would try to take advantage of this opportunity, and gave an impatient whistle.
From The Iron Horse by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
