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freight train

NOUN
train that has freight cars
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Colton police arrested a man Thursday suspected of stealing $54,000 worth of Hot Wheels cars from a freight train — some 350 boxes, according to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

A bus has hit a stationary freight train near the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel, injuring the driver and 18 passengers, French authorities say.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

At its stand at InnoTrans, visitors could remotely operate a freight train in the Netherlands using a full-scale dashboard.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Twenty-five basis points here and there on rates are not going to stop the freight train that is AI,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Too deep to wade, it rumbled like a freight train.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer


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