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Recent Examples of railway
The square features an urban forest to the north; planted above railway tunnels and infrastructure, to provide a transition zone from the street to the elevated plaza.
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New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
Network Rail, which owns and runs most of the UK’s railway infrastructure, stated that the system detects tiny changes in motion and rotation to continuously track movement.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
One of Bob Markle’s favorite tales had its setting a few years before World War II, when, except for walking, the only access to northern Wisconsin’s back country was by old logging railways.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Riverworks will focus on bolstering the Beerline Trail, an old railway converted into a recreation path for residents.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
Network Rail, which owns and runs most of the UK’s railway infrastructure, stated that the system detects tiny changes in motion and rotation to continuously track movement.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
One of Bob Markle’s favorite tales had its setting a few years before World War II, when, except for walking, the only access to northern Wisconsin’s back country was by old logging railways.
—Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Riverworks will focus on bolstering the Beerline Trail, an old railway converted into a recreation path for residents.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for railway
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Catcher Danny Jansen hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning to bust open a close game, and the Rangers held on for an 8-5 road win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Other activities on offer in town include visiting the Folsom History Museum, which has a temporary exhibition on the history of the Folsom Rodeo running through Jan 2027 and a permanent exhibition on Folsom’s innovations in industries like gold mining, railroads and agriculture.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The project also includes rehabilitation for bridges carrying the Bishop Ford over the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad, Dolton Avenue, Greenwood Avenue and the two bridges over the Little Calumet River.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railway. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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