railcar
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Farmers shipping grain paid a 48-cent fuel surcharge per mile per railcar in mid-September, more than double the 19-cent surcharge from a year earlier, according to data from the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
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
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
We jump down from the railcar, unsteady after so many days locked up.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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