Sentences with phrase «slow freight train»

Watching the climate talks in Copenhagen last year was something like witnessing the derailment of a slow freight train on a curve that could be seen to be too sharp well ahead of time.

Advertisements in magazines such as Hot Rod teased that The Machine is not as fast as a 427 cu in (7.0 L) Chevrolet Corvette or a Chrysler Hemi engine, but it will beat a «Volkswagen, a slow freight train, or your old man's Cadillac.

Welp, I'm currently in the throes of gaining said baby weight, so why don't you slow that freight train of inappropriate questions down just a bit?

Not exact matches

From my experience most larger organizations move very slowly, and whilst it may feel like a deal is moving ahead like a freight train, rest assured it will be slowed down the minute it hits the legal department.

Me neither, my physical energy is like a freight train, the wheels start slow, then gather so much power and stamina it's hard for me to stop at the end of the day.

The administration's rail report does not spell out exactly how many of these high - speed corridors will be include new tracks exclusively for use by faster trains, as opposed to tracks shared with freight and slower passenger services.

The book gets off to a slow start because of the amount of setup needed, but once the action begins, it barrels along like a freight train.»

Many passenger trains run on tracks owned by freight companies, and they are slowed on long stretches of single track, where trains must pull onto sidings so others can pass.

Responsible for all industry work orders, track bulletins, slow orders, track warrants, freight train consists and documentation that is needed.