railroad

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The pilot with the Class 1 railroad, which Langer said she couldn’t name due to a confidentiality agreement, is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of this year, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Migration from Jalisco to California and other states dates to the late 1800s with the construction and expansion of the railroad systems in Mexico and the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Investment banking went on to underwrite construction of the railroad, the telephone, and an industrial revolution that turned America into an economic and military superpower.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The railroad boom of the 1880s fueled the games industry, which became increasingly focused on capitalism in addition to moral uplift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

In Elberon the night before, under nearly a full moon, hundreds of railroad workers had toiled in the oppressive heat.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow