From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfreight trainˈfreight train noun [countable] TTTa train that carries goods
Examples from the Corpus
freight train• The scare began just after 5am when some one smelt acid as a freight train pulled into the station.• Investigators were photographing the wreckage from all angles, and searching for a data recorder that had been aboard the freight train.• A spokesman said the freight train driver spotted the danger but could not prevent the collision.• Jack was able to stop the freight train without accident.• The freight train passed in front of the express as it approached Paddington.• The freight train was partially derailed, with its shattered front end resting close to a home. 