Examples of railcar in a Sentence
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The measures, which also specified Mexican efforts to clamp down on the crush of migrants riding north on railcars, are the latest in a series of policy shifts in Mexico that have alleviated, if slightly, the massive political headache in Washington caused perennially by migration.
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David Shortell, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
Bullet trains have operated in Japan for over half a century, and are now completely electric, as well as lighter and quieter than traditional railcars.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Aug. 2023
Big South Fork Scenic Railway Location: Stearns, Kentucky Explore the great outdoors from the comfort of a railcar with a trip on the Big South Fork Scenic Railway, which is owned and run by the McCreary County Heritage Foundation.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
Step by step, the number of hydrogen trains will be expanded until all diesel railcars have been replaced, proving the viability of fossil-free rail travel, having already saved nearly 425,000 gallons of diesel and 4,400 tons of CO2 (annually) vs. traditional trains.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
Franks Diner opened in 1926 in downtown Kenosha after founder Anthony Franks read about railcars being turned into restaurants.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2023
Prior to launch, the ship was translated from land to the floating dry dock using translation railcars to support the ship.
—Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2023
But on April 22, 1872, disaster struck when a wire rope connected to a skip, or railcar, snapped while lowering 13 miners—most of whom were Cornish—into the shaft.
—John Hanc, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
Kotek said the railcar system is not a priority for the state at this time and that funding for the career and technical training program should be sent directly to the education district that operates the program as opposed to the program itself.
—Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023
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David Shortell, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
Bullet trains have operated in Japan for over half a century, and are now completely electric, as well as lighter and quieter than traditional railcars.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Aug. 2023
Big South Fork Scenic Railway Location: Stearns, Kentucky Explore the great outdoors from the comfort of a railcar with a trip on the Big South Fork Scenic Railway, which is owned and run by the McCreary County Heritage Foundation.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
Step by step, the number of hydrogen trains will be expanded until all diesel railcars have been replaced, proving the viability of fossil-free rail travel, having already saved nearly 425,000 gallons of diesel and 4,400 tons of CO2 (annually) vs. traditional trains.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
Franks Diner opened in 1926 in downtown Kenosha after founder Anthony Franks read about railcars being turned into restaurants.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2023
Prior to launch, the ship was translated from land to the floating dry dock using translation railcars to support the ship.
—Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2023
But on April 22, 1872, disaster struck when a wire rope connected to a skip, or railcar, snapped while lowering 13 miners—most of whom were Cornish—into the shaft.
—John Hanc, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
Kotek said the railcar system is not a priority for the state at this time and that funding for the career and technical training program should be sent directly to the education district that operates the program as opposed to the program itself.
—Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Railcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railcar. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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railcar
noun
rail·car
-ˌkär 
: a railroad car
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