railroad
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Berkshire reported higher profit from its railroad and energy units as well as its manufacturing, service and retailing arm.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Months after his release, he announced an $800 million deal with the state railroad company, calling it “the largest private sector investment in the history of Iranian railways.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
He and public officials have been discussing for decades an upgrade of a critical railroad that runs from the Austrian border through Mühldorf to the Bavarian state capital, Munich, 50 miles away.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
The possibility for national markets was brought about by the railroad, which by the 1870s had connected all major U.S. cities and many minor ones, and the telegraph that ran beside it.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
In order for the Erebus to make its way through the thickest ice fields, the British Admiralty equipped the vessel with a fifteen-ton, twenty-five horsepower railroad locomotive engine.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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