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Since a large proportion of Lima-area residents cannot afford cars and since those that do often wish to avoid nightmare vehicle commutes, demand for faster rail service using the Caltrain rolling stock is likely to be quite high.
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Maria Gioia, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
That’s not very specific, such as a particular spending item, like expansion projects or rolling stock or signals or installing elevators or even which identified funding sources need more examination.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Dec. 2024
But it’s expected that the most expensive repair and replacement items — new subway rolling stock — will be the first on the chopping block.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
Imagination won’t pay for new signals or rolling stock or refurbishing stations or installing elevators to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024
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First Known Use
1847, in the meaning defined above
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“Rolling stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rolling%20stock. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
rolling stock
noun
: wheeled vehicles owned or used by a railroad or trucking company
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