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slab track

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noun

  1. a railroad track in which the rails are attached to and supported by a bed or slab, usually of concrete.


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Faster trains also required more sophisticated junctions, and stronger slab track.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

This reflects a practice honed along the entirety of the country’s 15-year-old high-speed rail network, casting slab track at temporary outposts close to the construction site.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2018

It took 125 workers in three shifts round-the-clock to install the concrete slab track on which the trains will run, with some sections as deep as 1.4 miles.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2016

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