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Railroad line

noun

Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight. Synonyms: railroad, railway, railway line, railway system.

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"Railroad line" Quotes from Famous Books

... believe there is a branch railroad line about ten miles away," said Captain Clark, "and if we ...

— The Girl Scout Pioneers - or Winning the First B. C. • Lillian C Garis

... generally that one engaged in destroying railroads. This work of destruction was performed better than usual, because I had an engineer-regiment, provided with claws to twist the bars after being heated. Such bars can never be used again, and the only way in which a railroad line can be reconstructed across Georgia is, to make a new road from Fairburn Station (twenty-four miles southwest of Atlanta) to Madison, a distance of one hundred miles; and, before that can be done, I propose to be on the road from Augusta to Charleston, which is a continuation of the same. I felt ...

— The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete • William T. Sherman

Words linked to "Railroad line" : cog railway, tube, scenic railway, subway system, cable railway, el, underground, elevated railroad, elevated railway, rack railway, monorail, metro, rail, funicular, overhead railway, subway, elevated, funicular railway, line