rails

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Strauss regularly goes off the rails in his exaggerations, but with Dudamel there are no railing critics or anything thing else, not that he doesn’t have cause.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Railroads across the South tore out their old 5-foot gauge rails and replaced them with 4-foot, 9-inch gauge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

National rail said heat can cause overhead lines to expand and sag, line-side fires and also rails to buckle.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

In addition to providing the rails for platforms like Trade.xyz,

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Like a doll pushed from behind, I fell face down between the rails and lay flat and thin as I could, head low between crossties, arms stretched overhead.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns