side of the tracks
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With the exception of a cluster of homes on the other side of the tracks, the surrounding acreage is primarily agricultural.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024
Srp said the merger will make emergency response harder for the older population who live on the river side of the tracks.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2023
The derailment occurred when the lead locomotive struck a fixed derail device, forcing the train engines to topple on the south side of the tracks, a federal official told The Seattle Times in an email.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2023
Of a school stuck on the wrong side of the tracks.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022
As if it wasn't already bad enough on the floor of a garage on the wrong side of the tracks in Bakersfield.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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