goods train
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of goods train
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Ms Yadav cleared the selection process with flying colours, and got her first job on a goods train in 1989.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
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
There was longer delay this time, for the goods train had to stop, and be shunted, at this station.
From The Iron Horse by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
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