carriage
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Originally developed as the summer playground for some of Cleveland’s wealthiest industrial titans, the village is defined by grand, Gilded Age lakefront estates and intact original carriage houses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Too tight for a carriage, but spacious enough for the single-passenger sedan chairs carried by humans back in the day, they are now ideal for single-file strolling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The 37-year-old from Brentwood said smoke entered the rear carriage and led to "panicked" people running in fear.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
"Only then, when we turned around, did we see the whole back of the train was open and smoke and dust were pouring into the carriage."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He liked being out in his carriage because he got to look at trees and their moving leaves.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
Photographs later emerged showing passengers leaving the crashed train, with French media reporting that three carriages overturned.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The carriages then begin moving again, but within seconds, they can be seen slowly rolling back and forth, before coming to a standstill.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
British Transport Police said three carriages derailed, leaving several people trapped.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
GTR has added carriages to its busiest commuter services, while South Western Railway has boosted capacity by nearly 30% in the last year with new trains.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“No, Monsieur. After the service of dinner the door between the ordinary carriages and the sleeping cars is locked.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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