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Recent Examples of railway
George Russell’s attempts at building a new, cross-country railway line may continue to falter, but The Gilded Age is running right on time.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Stepping onto the platform of the railway station, the stony walls of West Yorkshire flashed it immediately back to me.
—Emily Van Duyne
july 24, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
Most major underground subway systems, such as the New York City Subway, are all electric railways.
—Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 30 July 2025
Most freight rail mergers combine railways that share a similar service area to build density and market share rather than seek an end-to-end merger like this one, Swan said.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Stepping onto the platform of the railway station, the stony walls of West Yorkshire flashed it immediately back to me.
—Emily Van Duyne
july 24, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
Most major underground subway systems, such as the New York City Subway, are all electric railways.
—Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 30 July 2025
Most freight rail mergers combine railways that share a similar service area to build density and market share rather than seek an end-to-end merger like this one, Swan said.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for railway
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And because of the powertrain’s development, the engineers on the Formula E team can now feed data back to the road car programme in Nissan’s Japan headquarters.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Once construction is completed, the railroad will need to do test runs to make sure everything is working well before service begins to Dyer and Munster.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Recently, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied Maryland’s request for $15 million to address floods in Alleghany County that damaged roads and bridges, railroads, sewage systems, public utilities and hundreds of homes and businesses.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railway. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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