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With the Iran war continuing to strangle Middle East oil supplies, public transit agencies looking to add passengers might expect high gas prices to incentivize people to ride the rails more than ever.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

There are vitrines throughout, filled with fine jewelry, asteroid chunks and a brontosaurus tooth; some of them have drink rails, where a martini can rest beside an artifact that’s hundreds of millions of years old.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

If a crypto firm can move funds through the same payment rails as traditional banks, it begins to function like a bank in practice — even if it is regulated differently than traditional banking institutions.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

About 70 lavish dresses and tailored suits hang on rails, ready for this year's prom season.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

We all three smile bitterly, Kropp rails: he is glad that he can speak.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque