Examples of railway in a Sentence
a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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Angels Flight announces price hike as iconic L.A. railway becomes latest victim of inflation.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
The Rail Baltica project, designed to link the Baltic capitals with a European-gauge railway from Tallinn to Warsaw, has become all the more important due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, but the delay means that Latvia's share of the project may not be completed before 2035.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
In the mid 19th century railways began to replace the rafts.
—Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
If Amtrak, whose Biden-era CEO, Steve Gardner, was fired by Duffy and Trump, doesn’t want to make the smart choice, Duffy and Trump will have to overrule the federal railway monopoly.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
The Rail Baltica project, designed to link the Baltic capitals with a European-gauge railway from Tallinn to Warsaw, has become all the more important due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, but the delay means that Latvia's share of the project may not be completed before 2035.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
In the mid 19th century railways began to replace the rafts.
—Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
If Amtrak, whose Biden-era CEO, Steve Gardner, was fired by Duffy and Trump, doesn’t want to make the smart choice, Duffy and Trump will have to overrule the federal railway monopoly.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railway. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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railway
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