goods train
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of goods train
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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It remains unclear how the Express ended up on the same track as the goods train.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2023
The train entered another line, known as the loop line, and crashed into a goods train parked there, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2023
The Coromandel Express had gone off track, hit a goods train that was parked there, and then collided with a second train coming from the opposite direction.
From Reuters ● Jun. 3, 2023
“The goods train was stationary; the other two trains were running.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2023
She had been running day and night, and had travelled on the railway, in the goods train, having watched her opportunity, and yet she had almost come too late.
From What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales by H. W. (Henry William) Dulcken
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