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railway

[reyl-wey] / ˈreɪlˌweɪ /
NOUN
railroad
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But the national railway service said it had repaired cables burnt by the fire on Sunday, allowing it to resume normal services for fast trains connecting the capital to the southeastern city of Lyon.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Around 100 firefighters have been called to a fire affecting a house, gardens, sheds and a railway embankment in Walthamstow, east London.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The Memorial Garden, hanging baskets along Victoria Street, flower displays at the Channel Islands' only railway station, and planting schemes at both the harbour and airport are among areas being showcased.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Located above a busy mainline railway station, MSG is slap bang in the beating heart of tourist and commercial Manhattan.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Then in 1869 a local entrepreneur named Sylvester March built the cog railway, the first in the world.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

As forecasts predict dangerous heat levels, the paper summarises: "hundreds of schools close to cope", "high humidity adds to discomfort", and "do not travel warnings on railways".

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Schools and tourist sites closed early and railways cancelled journeys as several countries issued red alerts for much of their territory in the record-breaking heat.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

He’s brought us closer to the EU again, raised taxes to fund schools, moved back toward nationalizing the railways, and brought about improved rights for the U.K.’s enormous numbers of people who rent their housing.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2026

“Our price is a fraction of railways and airlines, and clearly budget matters,” said Kai Boysan, Flix North America’s CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

And infrastructure projects meant using more and more land to build roads, railways, bridges, and dams.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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