railway

Example Sentences

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Elsewhere on the railway, there will be a reduced service between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction due to the renewal of switches and crossings.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The railway network had not made use of EU funding intended to improve safety.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

At one point on Thursday the train chugged past a queue of trucks waiting for fuel -- the trains themselves run on diesel, with the state railway company maintaining its own stocks.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

This was echoed by Paul Sorensen, a railway worker from Illinois who thought that this was part of “a master plan.”

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

The Profile House at Franconia Notch had its own private railway line to Bethlehem Junction eight miles away; its grounds held twenty-one cottages, each with up to twelve bedrooms.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson