Sentence examples for slow freight from inspiring English sources

Rather, it ships them by slow freight.

Combining slow freight and fast passenger trains is complicated.

I mean, this convoy, it's rolling like a slow freight train.

CORDOBA, Spain, Sept. 11 (AP) — A speeding express train ran into the rear of a slow freight 40 miles northeast of here today, killing at least 10 persons and injuring more than 50.

Others were sent by dedicated trucks, which often sat waiting until they were completely filled, or via a slow freight consolidation service.

Adding to the delays, officials said, were unwarranted activations of positive train control, mechanical problems, operational issues and the use of slow freight locomotives to replace all 57 of Metrolink's cab cars at the front of trains.

By E. B. White The New Yorker, May 31 , 1930 P. 23Tells about the village idiot in Wequetonsing who would go down to the station every day and watch the slow freights go by, and take down their numbers on a piece of paper.

The reports "suggest that the economic train is still moving, but on the slower freight track," said Tim O'Neill, chief economist at the Bank of Montreal.

Although intended for intermediate passenger work, the latter's 6 feet driving wheels were of little disadvantage when used on slower freight duties.

The Asker and Follo Lines would allow express and regional trains to travel faster and more reliably to Drammen and Ski, leaving the old tracks for slower freight trains, and commuter trains making frequent stops.

Labor-management tensions stemming from the talks have played out in worsening cargo congestion that has slowed freight traffic since October at the ports, which handle nearly half of all U.S. maritime trade and more than 70percentt of the country's imports from Asia.