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Definitions of railroads in various dictionaries:
noun - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
noun - a line of track providing a runway for wheels
verb - compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
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Graders, gaugers, spikers & bolters built these |
In 1969 the brakemen, firemen & switchmen on these were "tied" together in one union |
A strike for better pay by the workers of the B&O in July 1877 soon spread to other companies in this industry |
In 1838 Congress granted mail carrier status to this new form of transportation |
One cause of the panic of 1873 was overinvestment in this form of transportation, as with the Northern Pacific line |
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North American term for |
Plural form of railroad. |
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of railroad. |
A track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run a railway. |
A system of railroad tracks with the trains, organization, and personnel required for its working. |
Rush or coerce (someone) into doing something. |
Travel or work on the railways. |
Railroads might refer to |
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Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks. It is also commonly referred to as train transport. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on ties (sleepers) and ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as slab track, where the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface.* Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilities. Power is provided by locomotives whic |