railroad
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For most of American history, Congress created new boards or commissions with a specific mission, such as regulating railroad rates in the 1880s or nuclear power in the 1970s.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Industrial demand has stabilized, with conditions for railroad and trucking companies improving, Sandven said.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
In the 1870s, Leland Stanford, the railroad magnate and benefactor of the university that bears his name, funded an effort to find out.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
Long Island Rail Road employees, meanwhile, went on strike for the first time in three decades over the weekend, halting the country’s busiest commuter railroad.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
They were closer together than regular railroad tracks.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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