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Recent Examples of railway
The Scandinavian railway system served as a prime example of how remote locations don’t have to limit accessible, sustainable travel.
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Carinne Geil Botta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
The railway construction workers toiled six days a week, 70 to 80 hours per week for $1.50 per day, according to guide Eric Johnson.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Originally railway towns that were later folded into the city of Chicago, there’s less public transit options here, though Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest Line still runs through both the Edison Park and Norwood Park neighborhoods.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
What To Know Texas lawmakers are set to discuss House Bill 1402, which would bar any state or local tax dollars from being used to alter roadways to make room for railway infrastructure, today, after preliminary hearings on Monday.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Carinne Geil Botta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
The railway construction workers toiled six days a week, 70 to 80 hours per week for $1.50 per day, according to guide Eric Johnson.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Originally railway towns that were later folded into the city of Chicago, there’s less public transit options here, though Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest Line still runs through both the Edison Park and Norwood Park neighborhoods.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
What To Know Texas lawmakers are set to discuss House Bill 1402, which would bar any state or local tax dollars from being used to alter roadways to make room for railway infrastructure, today, after preliminary hearings on Monday.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for railway
Noun
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There are at least some echoes of the ultra-hyper violent God of War, the famed video game series, and that is getting a live-action adaptation on Amazon Prime Video down the road.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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When the original owner of the bookstore needed to move locations down the road, the town residents showed up in droves, creating a human conveyor belt moving the books hand-to-hand down to the new location.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The bay, around the first bend from the lodge, is separated from the main lake by a railroad causeway built of ballast.—
Don Shiner,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2025
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Place these fiberglass sticks on the ground, set them parallel to each other like railroad tracks and align your toes with the shafts.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railway. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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