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Noun
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Republican primary runoff race for Railroad Commissioner candidates The office is misnamed, as the office does not oversee the state railroads.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
7 May 2026 -
The railroads refiled their merger application with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) Thursday in hopes of pushing forward with the process.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Exempting fertilizer shipments from some regulations and prioritizing its shipment on railways and barges could help as well.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Citi Custom Cash's select transit category encompasses a lot of purchases, including bus lines, subways, passenger railways and ferries.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Elevated railroads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elevated%20railroads. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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