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a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel
  • that railroad hasn't been used for passenger trains for decades

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The first known use of railroad was in 1757

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“Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railroad. Accessed 28 Jul. 2021.

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