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railway

[reyl-wey] / ˈreɪlˌweɪ /
NOUN
railroad
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Parts of the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, have been hit by major rail disruption after suspected sabotage to the tracks, the country's railway infrastructure operator has said.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

"A virtually continuous campaign of strikes against the railway has begun," Ukrainian Railways boss Oleksandr Pertsovsky told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

An AFP photographer saw a mass of railway staff working around the train on Saturday morning.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

Rob Whyte, managing director UK at Alstom, called the latest agreement a "landmark moment for Britain's railway".

From BBC Sep. 10, 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

Trucks alone dominate the movement of goods in the U.S., but the railways play a major role in moving coal, lumber, ore and other bulk cargo over very long-haul routes.

From MarketWatch Sep. 20, 2026

Berkshire controls a sprawling insurance operation, a collection of businesses that range from railways and industrial equipment to retail outlets and utilities, and a stock portfolio managed by the chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

The escalating attacks on railways come after months of strikes on Black Sea shipping and alongside attacks on warehouses, agriculture, transport hubs and logistics centres around Kyiv and across the country.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Network Rail, which owns, operates, maintains and develops Britain's railways, claimed that the derailment occurred because the wagon had "not been maintained with reasonable care" by Touax.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

So, while the Nazis did increase the number of new jobs by building and repairing roads, railways, and houses as well as building up their military, they also took employment away from other Germans.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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