railroad

Example Sentences

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At the time, however, the frontier – with its rugged cowboys, miners and railroad men – defined American manhood.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

That means taxpayers aren’t allowed to claim the deduction for overtime worked because of state laws, agreements with employers or federal laws covering railroad and airline employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A line outside a Riverside gas station crossed a railroad track, and a man stopped on the tracks refused to yield his place even when a freight train engine bore down on him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

One estimate suggests hyperscalers could spend roughly 2.1% of GDP on capital expenditures in 2026—a pace reminiscent of the railroad boom External link in the mid-19th century.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Before we went home, we watched for a while as the workmen started to take apart the railroad trestle.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman