trackage

noun

track·​age ˈtra-kij 

1

: lines of railway track

2

a

: a right to use the tracks of another railroad line

b

: the charge for such right

Examples of trackage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Today the railroad has 60 employees and 182 miles of track and trackage rights along the southern shore of Lake Michigan. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Vena was less certain about the shifting of trackage rights, which allow for trains from one railroad to use the tracks of another. — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025

The rail lines have different owners but railroad companies frequently share trackage rights, said Tom Crosson, a spokesman for Norfolk Southern. — Andy Peters, ajc, 23 Nov. 2021

The trip covers most of the current operating trackage of the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. — Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for trackage

• package