Is there any chance of getting freight train times…?
In the United States, check the Internet for fan groups of particular railroads. They often have information about the various trains operating, and about when they typically operate. Note that the majority of freight trains today are not scheduled like passenger service, since the public is not depending on a freight being at a particular location at a particular time. Most do have a usual time for departure from their originating yard, but the time it takes to complete the run will vary, mostly depending on the amount of switching work (if any) to be done along the way. Locations and times of meets with other trains, and even getting the crew to the terminating yard before their hours of service expires, is situational.
