freight train
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A train that carries goods, not people.
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Examples (10)
- The long freight train rumbled through the valley at dawn.
- We waited at the crossing as a freight train thundered past.
- An overnight freight train delivered supplies to the coastal depot.
- She photographed a historic freight train pulling into the yard.
- By noon, the delayed freight train had finally cleared the main line.
- They scheduled the heavy freight train to avoid commuter traffic.
- I once rode in the cab of a freight train during a maintenance run.
- In winter storms, a freight train can stall on steep grades.
- The new policy prioritizes every freight train over passenger services at night.
- Had the freight train arrived earlier, the factory would have met its deadline.