freight train

NOUN

train that has freight cars

Synonyms

WEAK

goods train nonpassenger train rattler

Example Sentences

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A line outside a Riverside gas station crossed a railroad track, and a man stopped on the tracks refused to yield his place even when a freight train engine bore down on him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

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

I don’t want to step in front of a freight train and play mean reversion at the same time that something’s exploding.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025

And there he was like a freight train on the loose, out of control, rampaging wildly, trying to careen toward Guilmet but too late, too late.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier