railroad

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

In late March at the annual Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn., Georgia Anne Muldrow bounced on sparkling silver high-heeled boots at Jackson Terminal, a former railroad freight depot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

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

Behind the railroad trestle, the water spread even more, the rushing flood “snapping off trees like they were matchsticks … The earth shook, the snapping grew loud, and the air stank of trees.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone