elevated railroad

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  1. elevated
  2. railroad
  3. railway
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  • Make sure to opt for heeled footwear to keep the ensemble elevated.
    — Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
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  • This is an exciting time for the hotel, which was originally built to host guests arriving at the railroad station across the street.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Neighbor saw ‘no kids at all’ The house where the children were found sits on a road tucked away alongside a steep railroad embankment, where tracks carry rumbling trains through Hamden.
    — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
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  • Against the backdrop of a bright-yellow 1890s railway depot that’s now a local history museum, this market is a hive of downtown activity.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Around midnight, the train came to a stop at Cook, a lonely outpost stuck almost midway between Perth and Adelaide, originally built to support the railway.
    — Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
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