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Recent Examples of railway
Visitors can hop aboard a historic railway to jazz concerts in the woods, go underground at Crystal Cave, glamp in the wilderness, or even add on quick detours to livelier tourist destinations like Mammoth Lakes or Lake Tahoe.
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AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
The railway advises visitors to be well-equipped with proper clothing and gear and to be prepared for emergencies.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
From mid-October until mid-May, the railway carries visitors to a lower point, Waumbek Station at 4,000 feet, instead of continuing to the summit.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The hikers, whose names have not been released, were taken to lower elevations aboard the Mount Washington Cog Railway, a rack-and-pinion railway that runs along the mountain and offers tours.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
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AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
The railway advises visitors to be well-equipped with proper clothing and gear and to be prepared for emergencies.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
From mid-October until mid-May, the railway carries visitors to a lower point, Waumbek Station at 4,000 feet, instead of continuing to the summit.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The hikers, whose names have not been released, were taken to lower elevations aboard the Mount Washington Cog Railway, a rack-and-pinion railway that runs along the mountain and offers tours.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for railway
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Running Fence was envisioned as a fabric-laden fence that would traverse Sonoma and Marin counties in Northern California to the sea, crossing roads, highways, and private property.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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If there is no parking lot or driveway to pull into, pull your vehicle off to the side of the road as far as possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the late 19th century, in the wake of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Japanese immigrants began arriving in California in search of opportunity, enticed by the promise of employment with mining companies, agricultural producers, and railroads.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 1912 one-sixth of Oklahoma voters cast their ballots for Eugene Debs, a former railroad union leader, who ran for president on the Socialist Party (SP) ticket.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railway. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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