line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
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railroad::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system |
| Type of | line |
| Has types | subway system, cable railway, cog railway, el, elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, funicular, funicular railway, metro, monorail, overhead railway, rack railway, rail, scenic railway, subway, tube, underground |
railroad::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | railroad track, railway |
| Type of | track |
| Has types | siding, standard gauge, narrow gauge, broad gauge, switch, sidetrack, turnout, railroad siding, gantlet |
he walked along the railroad track.
Examples of railroad
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The mudslides also affected two of Amtrak's longer runs, the railroad announced.
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It was reasonable years ago when the life expectancy of railroad workers was 57.
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They bought a big home on the Clark Fork River by the railroad tracks in Plains.
From the thenewstribune.com
Our first stop is the former Iron Horse Restaurant, down by the railroad tracks.
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The 905km railroad carries 40% of Brazil's rail freight on just 3% of its track.
From the economist.com
We have surveys, science, railroad engineers, and romance novelists on our side.
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He settled a suit against the railroad for $20,000 shortly before Smead's death.
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The fire train retreated toward Downtown as creasoted railroad ties caught fire.
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Railroad workers create a berm under I-29 Monday, June 6, 2011 in Hamburg, Iowa.
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- Dragoon: compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
- Railway: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
- Supply with railroad lines; "railroad the West"
- Railroad track: a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"
- Transport by railroad
- (railroading) rail technology: the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads
- Rail transport is the means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on. ...
- Railroad is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1983. It was originally released as Railroad 1 by mistake. The Shanachie Records reissue is correctly labeled as Railroad. It was his last principal recording for Takoma Records, the label he founded in 1959.
- The Railroad is a 2007 South Korean film starring Kim Kang-woo and Son Tae-young. The second feature film of writer and director Park Heung-sik, it was also co-produced and co-edited by his wife, Park Gok-ji. ...
