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railroad

[reyl-rohd] / ˈreɪlˌroʊd /


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Imagine if one company could become the railroad, electric utility and cloud-computing provider of the emerging space economy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

Sayre defied his Mexican immigrant parents again by earning a master’s in public affairs from Princeton University instead of following his dad into railroad engineering, before earning a law degree from UC Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

Goldman Sachs helped sell the IPO with a new concept, the price-to-earnings ratio, a measure for companies that lacked the hard assets of a railroad or steel maker.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Cornelius Vanderbilt was arguably the first railroad tycoon to dominate the stock exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

As Raizel continued in the direction of the railroad station, I approached Frankie with a sinking heart.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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