Goods sent by land-carriage. A FREIGHT-TRAIN, composed of FREIGHT-CARS, is the usual vehicle.
1813. “[I] will take Freight [from Boston to Philadelphia] on reasonable terms.” Picture of a two-horse covered waggon.—Advt., Boston-Gazette, June 21.
1856. There were, in the train, two first-class passenger cars, and two freight cars.—Olmsted, ‘Slave States,’ p. 55. (N.E.D.)
1881. A freight of thirty loaded cars … collided with the other train.—Chicago Times, June 18. (N.E.D.)
