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railcar

British  
/ ˈreɪlˌkɑː /

noun

  1. a passenger-carrying railway vehicle consisting of a single coach with its own power unit

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After taking a job at the Conference Board, a business research organization, he rummaged through libraries to unearth measures of railcar freight loading and trends in short staple cotton prices since the Civil War.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Most of the railcar exchanges between Western and Eastern carriers take place at interchanges in Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis or New Orleans.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 2025

Our tests weeks later revealed that railcar chemicals had even penetrated the business’s silicone wristband products on its shelves.

From Salon Oct. 5, 2024

And apparently you’ll be sipping that drink in a railcar that may remind you of a spacecraft interior.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2024

The view from the grimy railcar window was most discouraging.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

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