railroad

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The Victorian-era town with dramatic cliffs is on the windswept northeast coast and was developed as a resort by a Quaker mining and railroad magnate in 1861.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 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

He later worked as a sales representative at coffee and wine companies, and then took jobs at state-run energy and railroad companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 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

You say he is a conductor, so I will try to return to the railroad depot and see what I can find.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan