Etymology
Origin of trackage
Example Sentences
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A quiet row of empty tank cars is better than a never ending series of rock hauling cargo trains, the intended hypothetically more profitable use of the trackage.
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2017
It would be the biggest, it would contain the most trackage and, on top of that, it would be self-supporting.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2013
The historic trackage was hauled off and melted down to help meet World War II metal shortages.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its completion will bring the total trackage of the three systems up to 688 mi., the largest city transportation network in the world.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just behind the docks is a plexus of railway-lines which, what with incoming and outgoing tracks and switches and side-lines, contains 200 miles of trackage in the terminal alone.
From Our Army at the Front by Broun, Heywood
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