freight train

noun

1. a train of freight cars.

Word History and Origins

Origin of freight train¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Pugh said he heard hissing before the explosion and then a roaring sound similar to a freight train that lasted for about 30 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times

After going to art school and hopping freight trains for several years, he moved to Los Angeles in 2002 originally to join the Merchant Marines.

From Los Angeles Times

At least 10 people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a freight train crashed into a double-decker bus in central Mexico, authorities have said.

From BBC

So it was like a runaway freight train that had left the station.

From Los Angeles Times

About ten times each day, giant freight trains pass along a narrow section of track along the Sacramento River in far northern California where engineers on the locomotives regularly tense up with stress.

From Los Angeles Times