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railroad

[reyl-rohd] / ˈreɪlˌroʊd /


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In the 1870s, Leland Stanford, the railroad magnate and benefactor of the university that bears his name, funded an effort to find out.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Nonbanks, such as railroad companies, issued their own currency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The freight railroad company has gained 17% over the past year and now trades just 4% below its 52-week high.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

So that's £100bn all in on the world's most expensive railroad.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

In order for the Erebus to make its way through the thickest ice fields, the British Admiralty equipped the vessel with a fifteen-ton, twenty-five horsepower railroad locomotive engine.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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