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 The main door faced east towards the railroad tracks with a second entrance on the southwest corner. Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 Brightline Florida, the higher speed railroad connecting Miami with Orlando, has received a number of federal grants in concert with South Florida communities for rail safety upgrades and expansion. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025 Berkshire Hathaway owns companies across industries, from insurance to railroads to consumer goods and technology firms. Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 Tune in to Banff’s mountain vibe Imagine climbing a nearby peak in hobnail boots circa 1930 or dodging avalanches as a Canadian Pacific railroad construction worker in the 1880s. Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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