Examples of railway in a Sentence
a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation
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In the railway sector, for example, Mr. Modi vowed to completely electrify India’s railway tracks by 2022.
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Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
The railway is part of the 351-mile Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor, or LOSSAN, and is used by both passenger and freight trains.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
The California High-Speed Rail Authority said work is underway on the first 171-mile stretch of railway from Merced to Bakersfield, and that the overall project has created more than 13,000 jobs statewide, according to a May press release.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 28 May 2024
Late in the evening of June 12, 1924 – also the day former president George H.W. Bush was born – two bandits climbed into the engine tender of a railway post office train, forcing the engineer to stop the line near Rondout.
—Chloe Hilles, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
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Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
The railway is part of the 351-mile Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor, or LOSSAN, and is used by both passenger and freight trains.
—Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
The California High-Speed Rail Authority said work is underway on the first 171-mile stretch of railway from Merced to Bakersfield, and that the overall project has created more than 13,000 jobs statewide, according to a May press release.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 28 May 2024
Late in the evening of June 12, 1924 – also the day former president George H.W. Bush was born – two bandits climbed into the engine tender of a railway post office train, forcing the engineer to stop the line near Rondout.
—Chloe Hilles, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railway. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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railway
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rail·way
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