freight engine

American  

noun

1. a locomotive for pulling freight trains, designed for high drawbar pull rather than high speed.

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Etymology

Origin of freight engine

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

A freight engine hauled a carload of coal into Kohler, Wis. one day last week.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fires had broken out in a freight engine in New Rochelle, N.Y., and on tracks at Manhattan's 125th Street station.

From Time Magazine Archive

Without a pilot truck, the leading driving axle of the freight engine was generally overloaded.

From Introduction of the Locomotive Safety Truck Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology: Paper 24 by White, John H.

Presley looked up quickly, and saw Dyke, the engineer, leaning on his folded arms from the cab window of the freight engine.

From The Octopus : A story of California by Norris, Frank

But, as they moved, they felt the bump of the freight engine against the car and a moment later it began to move.

From The Boy Scout Fire Fighters or Jack Danby's Bravest Deed by Maitland, Robert