as in road
a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel that railroad hasn't been used for passenger trains for decades

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Recent Examples of railroad Following the rerouting of railroads in 1920 and the challenge of tourism, the leaders of Leavenworth turned it into a complete Bavarian experience to attract tourists around the world. Food Drink Life, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 Connecticut transit riders urged lawmakers to bolster funding and services for the state’s local commuter railroads on Wednesday, as ridership continues to experience an uneven rebound from the pandemic. John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025 The owner of Geico, BNSF railroad and other businesses has built a hoard of unused cash recently. Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025 One of its more notable projects during the Biden administration was providing a $553 million loan to a railroad project in Angola. Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for railroad

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“Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railroad. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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