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railroad

[reyl-rohd] / ˈreɪlˌroʊd /


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Then Miller enlisted investment help from his friend, railroad magnate Henry Huntington, transformed the boarding house into a hotel and renamed it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Oman is marketing its ports in the Gulf of Oman as oil storage and export hubs, and Gulf nations are discussing a railroad project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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

As the train slowed down at each railroad station, Brown tossed the latest update out the window to an Associated Press agent, who spread the news by telegraph.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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