elevated railroad

as in elevated

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Noun
  • The Surface Transportation Board does only railroads.
    Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
  • The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, which operates the railroad, began seeking public comments Thursday on future improvements and priorities.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Both have been neglected for years: Bridges are crumbling, school buildings disintegrating, and trains — once a symbol of German efficiency — are now so unreliable that some lines are banned from neighboring Switzerland’s railways.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 4 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, Russian railway authorities say a separate rail bridge collapsed in the neighboring Kursk region hours later — derailing a freight train and injuring several crew members.
    Charles Maynes, NPR, 2 June 2025
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“Elevated railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elevated%20railroad. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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