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One of the symbols of the commemoration will be a freight car, a model that was used to transport Jews to the camp, that will stand directly in front of the gate.
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 26 Jan. 2025
The freight car rolled over Ivy, crushing part of his left arm and both his legs, which had to be amputated.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2024
There are a couple dozen people in this freight car alone, with dozens more riding on top of and within the other cars.
—David Culver, CNN, 11 May 2023
My father worked for the railroad, and our family was allocated space in a freight car on a train that was to take us out of Ukraine.
—Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023
Authorities said a metal beam protruding from the passing stationary freight car crashed through the window of the victim’s cab and struck him.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 Mar. 2023
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Russell Contreras, Axios, 26 Jan. 2025
The freight car rolled over Ivy, crushing part of his left arm and both his legs, which had to be amputated.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 13 Mar. 2024
There are a couple dozen people in this freight car alone, with dozens more riding on top of and within the other cars.
—David Culver, CNN, 11 May 2023
My father worked for the railroad, and our family was allocated space in a freight car on a train that was to take us out of Ukraine.
—Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023
Authorities said a metal beam protruding from the passing stationary freight car crashed through the window of the victim’s cab and struck him.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Freight car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freight%20car. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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