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railroad

[reyl-rohd] / ˈreɪlˌroʊd /


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As a teenager, Woods left Columbus for Missouri in 1872 to take a job as a railroad fireman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Still, it is unclear how organized the underground railroad heading to Mexico truly was, the Associated Press reported in 2020, with archives destroyed in a fire and sites along the path abandoned.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

At the time, however, the frontier – with its rugged cowboys, miners and railroad men – defined American manhood.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The company will use the funding to conduct a paid pilot with a Class 1 railroad, testing its battery retrofit and dynamic charging system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

America’s new canal and railroad systems had increased the flow of goods across the expanding country.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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