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railway

[rayl-way] / ˈreɪlˌweɪ /
NOUN
railroad
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Just last month, travel on the railway was partially shuttered because of high tides, which came just weeks after a temporary closure in September due to erosion and slope damage following a strong Pacific storm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The sheriff said those 20 recommendations were "comprehensive and wide-ranging", addressing all the ways in which railway safety could be improved in response to what happened.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Later that night he boarded a train from the city's railway station, headed towards London.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Those points might represent cities, PCs, subway stations, or organs, while the connections could stand for highways, cables, railway lines, or blood vessels.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Sometimes I would picture myself running away, selling my earrings to get a railway ticket to Varanasi.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

It is the second EU fraud inquiry opened into Spain's railways this year, after 46 people were killed on the same line at Adamuz in January.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Cuerpo met survivors of January's Adamuz disaster on Friday and they handed him a list of 11 demands for improving safety on Spain's railways.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

But Wednesday's accident comes after another collision between two high-speed trains outside the southern village of Adamuz in January left 46 dead, which raised major questions about safety on the country's railways.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Almost two centuries after the Exeter train delay, solar storms continue to pose risks to railways and other essential infrastructure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

So, while the Nazis did increase the number of new jobs by building and repairing roads, railways, and houses as well as building up their military, they also took employment away from other Germans.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple


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