freight train

NOUN

train that has freight cars

Synonyms

WEAK

goods train nonpassenger train rattler

Example Sentences

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It felt like a freight train coming at you.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 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

In February 2023 a freight train and a passenger train carrying 350 people, headed in opposite directions, were accidentally put on the same track.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

When the once-a-week freight train hit Elm Street, he started running from the Oriole Street dead end — on one rail — and beat the train to the park, nosweat.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli