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rail

[reyl] / reɪl /


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Billions of dollars have been spent on rail, he said, and “what’s missing is the density at rail stations. If you don’t take advantage of the transit stations, it’s just another lost opportunity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Cheyenne, a city of 66,000 nicknamed “The Magic City of the Plains,” was built on rail, ranching, oil and gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

American rail companies have developed world-leading technologies that can monitor track conditions in real time, deploy predictive maintenance and optimize network operations with remarkable precision.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

A blaze at a recycling plant in south London has caused major rail disruption in the area, Network rail has said.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

An officer helped Phoebe over the rail, and then one of the sailors reached over and pulled her into the boat.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis




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