railroad

Example Sentences

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By the time we had done the hills and the railroad grade, pushing in new snow all the time, they were ready for a rest.

From Literature

Abel said that he plans to leave the CEOs of Berkshire’s companies, which range from railroads to footwear, largely alone to manage their businesses as Buffett had.

From The Wall Street Journal

But when the New York & Erie Railroad created the first business org chart in the 1850s, capturing the complexity of the railroad’s signaling and communications, it resembled a tree.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their spacious home served as an underground railroad station assisting enslaved men, women, and children escaping from southern states into Canada.

From Literature

Compared with such past buildouts as America’s railroads, data centers do little for local economies.

From Barron's