railroad
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Making a return on the vast sums being invested, which already exceed the railroad or internet booms, assumes sales growth unlike anything in history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
But the FAA expressly excludes from arbitration “contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.”
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Transportation construction spending, as the government defines it, refers to structures used for transportation, such as airport hangars, bus terminals, railroad tracks and marinas.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Open since 1939, it’s one of the country’s last great train stations and considered to be the largest railroad passenger terminal on the West Coast.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
As a series of steamboats and trains carried Elisha’s body from Louisiana to Pennsylvania, thousands of Americans stood on riverbanks and alongside railroad tracks weeping, hats in hands, hands over hearts.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing railroad
The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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History of India - Introductory
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