freight train

American  

noun

1. a train of freight cars.

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Etymology

Origin of freight train

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

The explosion, which happened as a freight train was passing, caused minor damage to a wagon floor.

From BBC

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

Driverless freight trains could make it economical to use shorter trains on shorter routes.

From Los Angeles Times

An inquest held under the apartheid government concluded that Luthuli, the first African to win the Nobel Peace Prize, died after being struck by a freight train while walking along a railway line.

From BBC

He describes it like moving packets around a distribution centre – "atomised freight", and quite unlike traditional locomotive-pulled freight trains that can be more than 2km long.

From BBC